[NABS-L] NFB Training Centers

[Zachary Dreicer]

 Luther 
  Congratulations on finishing your second year!! As for your question, I have attended programs at LCB and CCB. I have never actually been to Minnesota. Of LCB and CCB, both had their own uniquenesses about travel. There is a single bus stop in Ruston, and the greyhound is the only bus which serves the stop. But  if you are looking for more rural setting (with the ability to travel on said bus or with center staff to nearby communities), Shreevport, Monroe and Dallas/FT. Worth have pretty good transportation systems which are inclusive of busses and trains. LCB also offered me an opportunity that CCB did not—although I should have probably been more proactive about it then)—but the ability to safely navigate interstate frontage roads, and use other unfamiliar surfaces to shoreline. Of course CCB has done a lot of  the shorelining techniques, and obviously with you being there, you should be familiar enough with RTD—the first transit agency I used in fact. I am sure that others will have varying things to say but that is what I can think of off the top of my head. All 3 training centers will have virtual events during #NFB20 convention next week, so I encourage your active participation in as many of them as you can make it to. Stay well. 

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From: Luther Fuller via NABS-L
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 15:39
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Luther Fuller
Subject: [NABS-L] NFB Training Centers

Dear NABS members,
I am blind and have recently finished my sophomore year in college. I'm thinking about enrolling in an adult program at one of the training centers this fall. As I have been blind my whole life, I am proficient in Braille and using access technology. The main area that needs a lot of work is my O&M/travel skills. Home management is a close second, but it's the lack of travel skills that has limited my life the most.
I would like to hear your thoughts, experiences and recommendations about the different centers. Are different ones better at different things? etc.
As a matter of disclosure, I attended an eight-week program at CCB two years ago, and found it a good experience. So if there's one I'm leaning towards a bit, it would be CCB, but I want to be thorough in exploring my options.

Thanks,

—Luther

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