[NABS-L] Food for Thought: Time Management Revisited

Fri May 17 14:16:51 UTC 2019

Hi Tina thanks for your message. It is important for blind and visually impaired college students to manage their time effectively. When I was in college, I used the daily planner on my BrailleNote Apex to keep track of my assignments. Since most of my courses were ooline, I checked the syllabi constantly to ensure I completed my assignments in a timely manner. I did all of this before I was introduced to the IPhone. I now use the Calendar apps on phone and BrailleNote Touch to keep track of my appointments.

I think discussions about topics like this would be helpful for college students who are blind or visually impaired. Since many individuals check their emails multiple times a day, they are more likely to see the responses to this post.

Roanna Bacchus 

On May 17, 2019 9:57 AM, "Littlefield, Tyler via NABS-L" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> She has very clearly outlined that her purpose is to start discussion. 
> I, personally have been watching the responses and giving some thought 
> to these issues. I find it more useful than surveys about websites and 
> constant emails about checking out friends Youtube pages and a site 
> which changes monthly and seems to only contain reposted NFB articles 
> with a grammatically incorrect 2 sentence explanation about them; just 
> something to be aware of before we start calling people out. 
> On 5/17/2019 9:05 AM, Selvin Linder via NABS-L wrote: 
> > What is the purpose of this? Why are you sharing this? 
> > 
> > On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 12:14 AM Tina Hansen via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> >> Last weekend, I asked everyone a question that a friend and I have been 
> >> concerned about. Is there a need for content related to time management for 
> >> blind/visually impaired college students. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I asked everyone to think about this. If there really is a need for this 
> >> kind of content, what would it look like? Would it be a blog? What about a 
> >> podcast? What about a book or article, or a series of articles? 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> What about discussions and/or demonstrations on how to really make the most 
> >> of the various apps on your smart phone that can aid you as a student when 
> >> it comes to time management? 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I want to expand on that with these questions. Do you feel you have an 
> >> infinite amount of time, or do you feel you know where your maximum 
> >> capacity 
> >> is for studying, working, or whatever, so you can stop? 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> My hope is that discussions like this would lead to solutions to the 
> >> problem 
> >> of college burnout and work/life balance if you're a blind/visually 
> >> impaired 
> >> student and may need to work while going to school. I also recognize that 
> >> while it would be ideal to have college textbooks in Braille, it's not 
> >> always possible. As a result, there are times when audio, either recorded 
> >> or 
> >> using a screen reader, is the best way to get at the textbook or other 
> >> content. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> As I said before a number of books either come with planners or discuss the 
> >> benefits and drawbacks of each type. Paper planners on the general market 
> >> are highly visual and don't work for blind/visually impaired students. The 
> >> only Braille paper planner I know of is produced by the American Printing 
> >> House for the Blind. Oh, and by the way, I'm ignorant about large print 
> >> planners. Please pardon me for that. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> One mid-tech solution I experimented with was a pillbox with a strip of 
> >> material where I used a voice labeling unit to capture ideas and 
> >> appointments. This worked well, but when I was introduced to the iPhone, I 
> >> began to use that. I was no longer a student but I did get to experiment 
> >> with that. But now that I have an iPhone, I've abandoned that system. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> My hope is that this kind of discussion could lead to solutions for how a 
> >> blind/visually impaired college student can deal with burnout. Also, what 
> >> happens when you, as a college student, feel overloaded, yet you need to 
> >> complete assignments in a timely manner? 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I'm hopeful that this discussion will lead to helping students address 
> >> these 
> >> problems. This is why I'm especially interested in the idea of a mix of 
> >> articles, blog posts and podcasts. Any thoughts? Thanks 
> >> 
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