[nabs-l] Getting a Request Denied by Voc Rehab

[roanna bacchus]

Dear Students,

I hope your Fall 2017 semester is off to a great start.  As many 
of you may know, I am thinking about upgrading from the 
BrailleNote Apex to the BrailleNote Touch.  Last week I contacted 
my Division of Blind Services counselor and gave her a detailed 
explanation about the features of the BrailleNote Touch, and how 
I would use it on the job.  I also stated that I would use it for 
leisure tasks such as browsing the web, sending and receiving 
emails, listening to music, scheduling appointments, and reading 
books using the Bard Mobile app which I successfully downloaded 
from the Apple app store last week.  I already downloaded my 
first book from Bard on my IPad.  This morning I received an 
email from Dbs stating that my request to upgrade to the 
BrailleNote Touch was denied because I do not have a job.  Have 
any of you had requests denied by your vocational rehabilitation 
agencies? Hope to hear from you soon.

Roanna Bacchus