[nabs-l] Questions Regarding Campus Career Services

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Elizabeth,
I think you've had some great suggesttions, but I think, before 
going to your supervisor, that you should simply see another 
counselor on campus who could be more helpful.  My school has at 
least 5 advisors.  I'm going to be switching counselors next year 
because I didn't find my counselor helpful,  although it had 
nothing to do with my blindness.  She had a very relaxed attitude 
about freshmen students in  the career office, and felt that 
freshmen in general didn't have to go to career fairs and that it 
was really early for us to want to write our resumes.  Obviously 
none of this is true.  I do think that this would be a better 
option to start with than going to a supervisor; you could then 
simply say, if asked, that you switched counselors because it 
wasn't working out.
Vejas


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From: Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:15:49 +0000
Subject: [nabs-l] Questions Regarding Campus Career Services


 Hello all,

I had an appointment with the career advisor on campus today.  My 
appointment did not go very well.  So I am curious if anyone else 
on the email list has made use of the career services on campus 
as well as what your experience making use of the career services 
on campus might be.

Basically, I was told that she did not have the expertise to help 
students with disabilities.  So rather than assist me and 
exploring possible career choices that would match my interests 
and abilities, she spent most of the time trying to figure out 
where else I might be able to go to receive assistance in 
exploring career choices as a student with a disability.  
However, I was simply seeking The same career advising that is 
offered to any other student on campus.  I ended up walking out 
of my appointment early because I was so frustrated that the 
career advisor was simply focusing on my disabilities rather than 
provide me  with the career advising that is provided to any 
other student on campus.

Even though the career advisor denies this,  I definitely felt as 
though  I was being discriminated  against based on my 
disabilities.  Has anyone else  experienced a similar situation  
when working with career services on campus?  If so,  how did you 
deal with this situation?  I would greatly appreciate any and all 
suggestions as to how I might be able to deal with the situation.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

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