[nabs-l] Rhodes scholars with disabilities

[Justin Williams]

Good luck.  You have always performed well, and will do so this time.
Justin 

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rhodes scholars with disabilities

Thanks for your suggestions. I'll definitely reach out to him.
Sarah, no, I am not looking for American scholars with disabilities in
particular. In fact, i am myself Indian and live in India.

Best,
Rahul

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> On Oct 5, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> Firstly, congratulations! This is quite the accomplishment already.
> 
> As for contacting the subject of the NYT article or similar, you could 
> try looking him up on LinkedIn or Facebook. I've had sighted people 
> look me up that way to discuss mainstream scholarships so it's not 
> that uncommon. It'll be a good example of using your available 
> resources should that come up in an interview and is great networking prep
for your future job search.
> I found a few students through Google - do you necessarily need them 
> to be American?
> Sarah
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miso Kwak 
> via NABS-L
> Sent: October 5, 2017 2:30 AM
> To: Rahul Bajaj
> Cc: Miso Kwak; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rhodes scholars with disabilities
> 
> Perhaps you can write to New York Times, the school he attended prior 
> to Oxford,  or the Rhodes Scholarship program itself to get connected with
him.
> Best,
> Miso
> 
>> On 10/4/17, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Yes, I have read it too and also quoted him in my interview.
>> Would be great if someone could put me in touch with him.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Rahul
>> 
>>> On 05/10/2017, Miso Kwak <misokwak12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rahul,
>>> I have read this article a little while back. I don't know him 
>>> personally but wanted to share this anyways.
>>> 
>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/opinion/the-myth-of-disability-so
>>> b
>>> -stories.html
>>> 
>>> Best of luck!!
>>> Miso
>>> 
>>>> On 10/4/17, Rahul Bajaj via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> I hope this message finds you well. I applied for the Rhodes 
>>>> Scholarship this year and have been shortlisted for the final round.
>>>> I'd be very grateful if anyone here could put me in touch with any 
>>>> Rhodes scholars with disabilities whom you may know. I'd like to 
>>>> connect with them to find out what kinds of reasonable 
>>>> accommodations they obtained from the Rhodes Trust at Oxford.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Rahul
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> Miso Kwak
>>> University of California, Los Angeles | 2017 Psychology B.A. | 
>>> Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
>>> (909) 660-1897
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> --
> Miso Kwak
> University of California, Los Angeles | 2017 Psychology B.A. | 
> Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
> (909) 660-1897
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