[nabs-l] Is This a Typical Request for Disability Services?

Karl Martin Adam kmaent1 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 24 04:26:12 UTC 2016 

That's=20very=20important.=20=20Everyone=20gets=20lost.=20=20Sighted=20peop=
le=20blind=20
people=20everyone.=20=20The=20trick=20is=20getting=20unlost=20again.=20=20T=
his=20is=20a=20
bit=20more=20difficult=20for=20blind=20people=20because=20we=20don't=20have=
=20all=20the=20
streets=20and=20buildings=20conveniently=20labeled=20like=20the=20sighted=20=
do,=20
but=20apart=20from=20reading=20labels=20there=20are=20really=20only=20three=
=20ways=20of=20
getting=20unlost,=20and=20they=20are=20used=20the=20same=20by=20the=20blind=
=20and=20the=20
sighted.=20=20One=20is=20to=20use=20GPS,=20another=20is=20to=20find=20someo=
ne=20to=20ask,=20
and=20the=20third=20is=20to=20walk=20until=20you=20find=20a=20familiar=20la=
ndmark.=20=20The=20
latter=20often=20works=20best=20if=20you=20turn=20around=20and=20go=20back=
=20to=20the=20
last=20place=20you=20knew=20where=20you=20were=20though=20if=20you=20can't=
=20do=20that=20
you=20can=20just=20walk=20until=20you=20find=20something=20like=20a=20major=
=20road=20that=20
you=20can=20follow.=20=20I=20find=20that=20having=20a=20compass=20or=20usin=
g=20the=20
compass=20phone=20app=20is=20very=20helpful=20too=20because=20if=20you=20ha=
ve=20a=20
general=20idea=20of=20how=20things=20are=20related=20to=20one=20another=20y=
ou=20can=20
usually=20figure=20out=20which=20compass=20direction=20should=20take=20you=
=20
towards=20an=20area=20that=20you=20know.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Justin=20Williams=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'"=20=

<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2023=20Jul=202016=2021:00:55=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Is=20This=20a=20Typical=20Request=20for=20Disab=
ility=20
Services?

I=20learned=20the=20campus=20from=20not=20only=20my=20mobility=20instructor=
,=20but=20my=20
brother,=20other=20people=20on=20campus,=20and=20trial=20and=20error=20were=
=20my=20
teachers.=20=20My=20mother=20also=20walked=20a=20few=20routs=20with=20me,=20=
and=20once=20
again,=20I=20got=20lost=20=20few=20times=20as=20well.=20=20I=20would=20foll=
ow=20people=20who=20
were=20going=20the=20same=20way=20I=20was=20to=20learn=20the=20campus.=20=20=
And,=20did=20I=20
mention=20that=20I=20also=20got=20lost?=20My=20mobility=20instructor=20did=
=20teach=20me=20
the=20basics,=20so=20I=20had=20a=20good=20strong=20basic=20knowledge=20of=20=
the=20campus=20
when=20I=20got=20there,=20but=20I=20learned=20a=20great=20deal=20when=20I=20=
got=20there=20and=20
started=20attending=20college.=20You=20are=20only=20really=20going=20to=20l=
earn=20the=20
campus=20by=20just=20being=20there.


-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20NABS-L=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20
Arielle=20Silverman=20via=20NABS-L
Sent:=20Saturday,=20July=2023,=202016=201:00=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Cc:=20Arielle=20Silverman=20<arielle71 at gmail.com
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Is=20This=20a=20Typical=20Request=20for=20Disab=
ility=20
Services?

Hi=20Vejas=20and=20all,
I=20know=20it=20can=20take=20a=20while=20sometimes=20for=20voc=20rehab=20to=
=20get=20their=20
act=20together=20and=20send=20out=20a=20mobility=20instructor.=20In=20the=20=
meantime,=20
though,=20anybody=20who=20knows=20the=20campus=20can=20show=20you=20around.=
=20Even=20a=20
visitor=20who=20doesn't=20know=20campus,=20but=20who=20is=20a=20good=20map=
=20reader,=20
can=20help=20you=20find=20your=20classroom=20buildings.=20If=20your=20paren=
ts=20or=20
other=20family=20or=20friends=20are=20helping=20you=20move=20in,=20they=20c=
ould=20also=20
help=20you=20practice=20routes=20to=20classes=20simply=20by=20reading=20the=
=20maps.=20
There=20is=20nothing=20particularly=20special=20about=20having=20it=20be=20=
a=20
certified=20O&M=20teacher=20or=20someone=20with=20any=20kind=20of=20disabil=
ity=20
background.
It=20will=20be=20good=20for=20you=20to=20learn=20where=20your=20class=20bui=
ldings=20are=20
relative=20to=20big=20landmarks=20on=20campus,=20such=20as=20fountains=20or=
=20major=20
streets=20bordering=20campus.=20Then,=20if=20you=20get=20lost,=20you=20can=
=20ask=20
directions=20based=20on=20those=20landmarks.=20If=20you=20are=20living=20in=
=20the=20
dorms,=20you=20could=20also=20request=20help=20from=20the=20resident=20assi=
stant=20
(RA)=20or=20other=20staff=20in=20your=20dorm,=20whose=20job=20it=20is=20to=
=20help=20all=20
freshmen.
You=20may=20be=20surprised=20in=20how=20quickly=20you=20are=20able=20to=20l=
earn=20to=20find=20
your=20classes.
Best,=20Arielle

On=207/23/16,=20Greg=20Aikens=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:=

=20I=20also=20had=20my=20DSO=20offer=20to=20have=20someone=20help=20me=20or=
ient=20myself=20
before
=20the=20start=20of=20my=20freshmen=20year=20of=20college=20(too=20many=20y=
ears=20ago).=20
That
=20person=20helped=20me=20for=20one=20or=20two=20days,=20maybe=20three.=20T=
hey=20would=20
have
=20been=20available=20if=20I=20had=20a=20specific=20question=20about=20a=20=
route,=20but=20
not=20to
=20walk=20me=20to=20my=20classes=20every=20day.

=20I=20certainly=20did=20get=20lost=20several=20times=20those=20first=20few=
=20weeks,=20
but=20so
=20did=20all=20freshmen.=20It=20was=20normal=20to=20stop=20someone=20and=20=
ask=20where=20a
=20building=20was,=20normal=20for=20an=20older=20student=20to=20offer=20to=
=20show=20a=20
group=20of
=20freshmen=20where=20to=20go=20by=20walking=20part=20of=20the=20way,=20etc=
.=20I=20went=20to=20
a
=20small=20private=20school=20though,=20and=20that=20may=20not=20be=20so=20=
typical=20on=20a=20
larger=20campus.

=20If=20you=20are=20going=20to=20request=20this=20accommodation,=20I=20reco=
mmend=20you=20
limit
=20it=20to=20the=20first=20day=20you=20have=20each=20of=20your=20classes,=20=
or=20at=20most=20
the
=20first=20week.=20For=20me,=20my=20concerns=20about=20getting=20lost=20wer=
e=20a=20great
=20catalyst=20for=20making=20friends=20in=20my=20classes=20early=20on.=20I=
=20would=20ask=20
people
=20where=20they=20were=20headed=20next=20after=20class=20and=20if=20they=20=
were=20heading=20
in
=20the=20same=20direction,=20I=20would=20ask=20to=20walk=20with=20them=20as=
=20far=20as=20our=20
paths
=20went=20the=20same=20way.=20This=20also=20motivated=20me=20to=20make=20fr=
iends=20with=20
people
=20in=20my=20dorm.=20I=20looked=20for=20people=20who=20might=20have=20a
=209:00=20AM=20class=20in=20the=20same=20building=20or=20in=20a=20building=
=20close=20to=20the
=20building=20I=20needed=20and=20asked=20if=20we=20could=20walk=20together,=
=20at=20least=20
at=20the
=20beginning.=20You=20don=E2=80=99t=20want=20to=20be=20wholly=20dependent=20=
on=20these=20
people=20of
=20course,=20but=20it=20is=20a=20perfectly=20natural=20way=20to=20connect=20=
with=20others=20
and
=20learn=20your=20way=20at=20the=20same=20time.

=20On=20a=20related=20note,=20my=20difficulties=20navigating=20the=20dining=
=20hall=20
lead=20me
=20to=20invite=20people=20to=20grab=20lunch=20after=20class=20etc.=20I=20go=
t=20turned=20
down
=20plenty=20of=20times=20of=20course,=20but=20it=20was=20a=20good=20way=20t=
o=20connect=20with
=20people=20and=20learn=20my=20campus=20without=20them=20really=20even=20kn=
owing=20it.=20
Upon
=20reflection,=20I=20probably=20would=20have=20benefited=20from=20better=20=
travel=20
skills,
=20but=20I=20made=20it=20work=20and=20developed=20some=20cool=20relationshi=
ps=20in=20the=20
process.

=20Anyway,=20that=E2=80=99s=20just=20my=20take=20on=20it.=20I=20probably=20=
gave=20you=20more=20
than=20you
=20were=20asking=20for=20but=20I=20hope=20some=20of=20this=20helps.

=20Best=20of=20luck=20with=20starting=20school=20this=20fall.

=20-Greg

=20On=20Jul=2022,=202016,=20at=2010:23=20PM,=20Justin=20Williams=20via=20NA=
BS-L
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Mine=20actually=20sais=20that=20they=20would=20also,=20but=20they=20also=
=20said=20that=20
it
=20was=20a=20very=20short=20term=20thing=20because=20they=20just=20didn't=20=
have=20the=20
man=20power.
=20Justin

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20NABS-L=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20=

Logan
=20Anderson=20via=20NABS-L
=20Sent:=20Friday,=20July=2022,=202016=209:53=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Cc:=20Logan=20Anderson=20<logan4447 at gmail.com
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Is=20This=20a=20Typical=20Request=20for=20Di=
sability=20
Services?

=20Hi,
=20I=20to=20begin=20college=20in=20less=20than=20a=20month.=20I=20have=20no=
t=20requested=20
this
=20particular=20service=20from=20my=20disability=20services=20office,=20but=
=20they=20
have
=20told=20me=20several=20times=20it=20is=20very=20typical=20to=20have=20som=
eone=20help=20
you
=20learn=20the=20campus.
=20Though=20they=20have=20said=20that=20it=20is=20typically=20only=20a=20fe=
w=20days=20that=20
this
=20person=20will=20help=20you.=20I=20am=20in=20the=20process=20of=20request=
ing=20my
=20accommodations=20from=20them,=20and=20will=20probably=20have=20no=20&=20=
M=20on=20my=20
list=20of
=20things=20that=20I=20am=20going=20to=20ask=20for=20help=20with,=20but=20I=
=20myself=20don't=20
need
=20a=20long-term=20partner.=20I=20honestly=20don't=20think=20my=20disabilit=
y=20
services
=20office=20even=20offers=20a=20long-term=20option=20like=20this.=20I=20don=
't=20have=20
much
=20insight=20on=20the=20situation,=20but=20I=20am=20sure=20they=20will=20wi=
llingly=20work=20
with
=20whatever=20you=20need=20to=20help=20you=20succeed=20in=20college.
=20If=20you=20are=20working=20through=20the=20vocational=20rehabilitation=20=
system=20
in
=20your=20area,=20if=20there=20is=20one,=20then=20they=20also=20might=20hav=
e=20assistance=20
that
=20they=20can=20offer=20you=20with=20this=20question.

=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Jul=2022,=202016,=20at=208:54=20PM,=20Vejas=20Vasiliauskas=20via=20=
NABS-L
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Hi=20All,
=20I=20start=20college=20next=20month,=20and=20have=20been=20trying=20to=20=
get=20
everything
=20ready,
=20which=20includes=20meetings=20with=20Disability=20Services=20and=20the=20=
normal=20
due-dates.
=20(I=20never=20would=20have=20thought=20that=20there=20would=20be=20so=20m=
any=20
due-dates
=20between=20college=20acceptance=20and=20the=20start=20of=20school-lesson=
=20
learned=20there!"
=20Although=20I=20have=20been=20getting=20to=20know=20my=20disability=20ser=
vices,=20I=20
have
=20only
=20just=20today=20received=20an=20accmmodations=20letter.
=20One=20accommodation=20that=20I=20requested=20from=20them=20is=20to=20hav=
e=20someone=20
walk
=20with
=20me=20to=20each=20of=20my=20classes=20for=20the=20first=20month=20or=20so=
,=20while=20I=20am=20
still
=20learning=20the=20layout=20of=20the=20campus.=20=20Travel=20is=20one=20of=
=20these=20
aspects
=20for=20me=20that=20I=20just=20need=20to=20have=20constant=20repetition=20=
for,=20and=20
although
=20I=20will=20be=20working=20with=20someone=20authorized=20by=20the=20Depar=
tment=20of=20
Rehab,
=20this=20process=20is=20still=20happening=20and=20I=20feel=20that=20knowin=
g=20myself=20
and=20my
=20travel=20skills,=20I=20need=20this.=20=20DSS=20seems=20unsure=20if=20thi=
s=20is=20
possible,
=20but=20is=20willing=20to=20discuss=20the=20matter=20further.=20=20I=20don=
't=20know=20if=20
their
=20hesitation=20has=20anything=20to=20do=20with=20the=20fact=20that=20I=20h=
ave=205=20
classes=20at
=205=20completely=20different=20times,=20although=20I=20think=20it=20would=
=20be=20more=20
of=20a
=20matter=20of=20me=20communicating=20with=20these=20students=20via=20text=
=20to=20
arrange
=20times.
=20I=20have=20a=20meeting=20with=20them=20in=20two=20weeks,=20but=20was=20j=
ust=20wondering=20
if
=20you
=20have=20had=20any=20similar=20issues=20with=20them=20and=20how=20you=20ha=
ve=20dealt=20
with=20them.
=20Thanks,
=20Vejas

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