[nabs-l] Volunteering with Special Education

[Mikayla Gephart]

I have a friend who does Cross Country. Her parents take her to the field before the game. Could your parents or O and M instructor or another volunteer or even the coordinator do that? 

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> On Feb 22, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I wish that were possible, and it would certainly make it easier. However, the events are held at a different school in the county, and students from all schools volunteer.
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> Chris Nusbaum
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>> On Feb 22, 2016, at 4:09 PM, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> If this is your own school, all someone would have to do is tell you where
>> your event is and you could get thme to the event right?  Could you arrive
>> early and braille out where each event is somehow, or just recored their
>> location on a device?
>> Justin
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>> Hi All:
>> 
>> Has anyone had any experience volunteering as a "fan" or "buddy" for Special
>> Olympics? I'm interested in doing this at my high school, and our Special
>> Olympics coordinator is very open to my volunteering in this role. However,
>> a question has been raised as to how to ensure that I'm getting my athlete
>> to the right events. Apparently they don't have a pre-planned setup, so
>> volunteers don't know where each event is placed on the field until the day
>> of the competition. Our coordinator is concerned that I would have
>> difficulty assisting a student to an event when I don't even know where it
>> is myself, and has asked me for ideas on how to resolve this concern. I
>> think this is doable; I just don't know enough about how Special Olympics is
>> set up to offer any informed, workable solutions. She has proposed that I be
>> paired up with another volunteer, and that together we could work with the
>> student to whom we're assigned. However, I'm concerned that this might
>> confuse or overwhelm the student nt. Has anyone particpated in this program
>> before? If so, what strategies could you suggest to make this work? Thanks
>> in advance for any ideas you could share. 
>> 
>> Chris Nusbaum
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