[nabs-l] Experiences at LCB Brianna McDowell

[Michael Ausbun]

Hey there,
I am a current student here at the Louisiana Center for the Blind; although,
I graduate on Friday. Honestly, I wish I would have come to training before
I went off and got my B.A. in Philosophy; the world would have been so much
more opened, and opportunities would have been much greater. Before coming
here, I did all right. I managed not to starve to death, I traveled around
ok, I finished college; but there was so many things I was not doing, which
I could have been doing, and just never had the courage to try. LCB has done
a lot for me, but most of all it has increased my confidence in my own
ability, while providing me with the skills to truly live the life I want to
live fully integrated, while receiving competitive employment and equal
access to technology, job prospects, education, and so many other things
equal to my sighted  counterparts. I cannot wait to meet you, as I will be a
graduate student at Louisiana Tech University when you arrive!
Best,
Michael Ausbun, Secretary
National Association of Blind Students

-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rex Schuttler
via NABS-L
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 9:07 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Rex Schuttler <rexschuttler at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Experiences at LCB Brianna McDowell

Hello, I am a recent graduate of the Louisiana training center. And I'm also
a counselor in their summer step program for high school students. And I
just now completed my first college semester. Without the Lcb and their
instructors I would not be where I'm at right now. Yes they will push you
beyond your boundaries but it will be worth it in the long run.

Rex Schuttler
Second Vice President of the national Federation of the blind of Oklahoma
President of the Central Oklahoma chapter of the national Federation of the
blind of Oklahoma cell phone number
918-955-6761

> On Jun 28, 2017, at 4:09 PM, Leena Bandy via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Louisiana is a great place. Ruston is a small town too in many ways so I
think the feel will be similar. They are strict and will push you, but they
are patient too. You will be in an apartment and they'll help you with your
first shopping excursion and get you situated. You have your Braille, tech,
home management, and travel classes along with woodshop. I enjoyed being in
the play the center puts on every year at convention and the extra trips
outside of class were a lot of fun. Just try to steer clear of the drama and
it will be a great experience. Mine was great but had issues, but I blame
the fact that I was 19 and very naive so found myself mixing with the wrong
people.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brianna's Email via NABS-L  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 16:04
> Subject: [nabs-l] Experiences at LCB Brianna McDowell
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi everyone, my name is Brianna McDowell. I'm a blind college student
from Georgia. I've just recently graduated from college with my associates
degree in social work. I've decided to go ahead and start independence
training at the Louisiana Center For the Blind. I'd like to know what
experiences those of you who went had. What can I expect t? Also, I guess
I'm a bit nervous because I'll be far away from home in an unfamiliar city.
I'm from a small town in Georgia, and i've lost some of the orientation and
mobility skills I learned in school.
>> Look forward to hearing from you Guys soon Brianna 
>> _______________________________________________
>> NABS-L mailing list
>> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
NABS-L:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/leena.salim%40gma
>> il.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
> NABS-L mailing list
> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
NABS-L:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/rexschuttler%40gma
> il.com

_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/mausbun%40nevada.unr.edu