[NABS-L] Training center advice

[Emily Schlenker]

This is the perfect opportunity for you to take responsibility for your own skills training, because obviously the other way of going to a training center did not really work for you. If you want it badly enough, you will do the following: get out there and just start traveling, and use this list and other online connections with those of us who have done the very same thing as a resource. I think training centers are great, but they were not an option for me since I was raising a child starting at a young age, so I have some experience making things happen without having that particular opportunity. Anyone can do this if you want it and take responsibility for yourself.
Good luck. You will do fine. Just don’t give up if things don’t come easily to you in the beginning. I had a lot of struggles, but I am still here and I am more independent than ever.

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> On May 3, 2019, at 2:07 AM, Maura Loberg via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> You could probably do this if you stated your case well enough. It's your fault that you didn't take it seriously the first time, but the state should give you another shot at another place since they should ideally be promoting independence and don't have a structure discovery program themselves. i'm in the process of getting approved to go to CCB, so I'm kind of in the same boat. Also, if you feel you need this training soon, you should hold off of jobs and interships till you have that figured out. Let me know how it goes, good luck!
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>> On May 2, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Shikha via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Yes you are right but i want to move out of georgia. Georgia has a training center but they don’t use sleep shades. I don’t know how I would be able to convince my parents and my vr counselor. Shikha Desai
>> Bachelor in Social Work
>> Georgia State University 18
>> Master in Social Work Georgia State University Specialize Community Partnership 19 
>> 
>>> On May 2, 2019, at 9:40 PM, Anna Givens via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> You can... if you have the money or can fight to convince DVR to pay for it, which I feel would be tough...
>>> Obviously it should be your choice, but I believe if it were me, I would go about it a different way, that costs much less time, money, and resources. With an understanding of the training you’ve already had, it should be fairly easy to gain further skills and practice new things just from problem solving with US, other blind folks!
>>> 
>>> Just my thoughts...
>>> 
>>> Anna 
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>>>> On May 2, 2019, at 9:24 PM, Shikha via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> Dear everyone,
>>>> I attended lcb in 2012.  I graduated in 2013.  I finished all of my requirements but I didn’t really take it seriously. Also i was a vegetarian at the time but now i eat meat. Also i have lost more vision and my braille is not strong. Am I allowed to go to another train center at Colorado or blind inc. I enjoy the city and i like the cold. I have a summer internship with AAPD they are reaching out to Georgia from dc. so I won’t be able to come to national convention. I am graduating with my masters in social work. I am hoping to get a job in August after my internship. I am not sure what to do. 
>>>> 
>>>> Shikha Desai
>>>> Bachelor in Social Work
>>>> Georgia State University 18
>>>> Master in Social Work Georgia State University Specialize Community Partnership 19 
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