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<DIV><FONT size=3>Hey Delcenia,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>These are just some suggestions. After I was not able to
find anything for a while I asked my Division of Blind Services to send me to
Littlerock, Arkansaw. This is where they have Blind World. It use to
be called Lions World. This is the training center for the blind for many
vocational careers, but specifically the training center for federal job with
the IRS. If you want to work for them, you should go contact your local
area IRS and get an interview and see if you can get hired to do
collections. That is not as much phone contact as IRS
representative. If your state VR or DBS sends you out first you have to
jump threw a lot of loops. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I failed to pass the loops by not being able to pass the
reading test. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Other possibilities are Blind Industries in office work, or
I'm not sure if this is the samething as Blind Inc. Also there are some
major cities that have a business called Independent Living Resource
Center. They hire 51% disabled people, who help other disabled people in
many different ways. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>With all your experience you should be able to find
something. Maybe your state agency will hire you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I hope this may be of some help. Let me know how it is
working out or if hyou have any questions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Blessings,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Cheri</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/20/2014 6:57:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
delcenia@prodigy.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Cheri, </DIV>
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<DIV>I agree, we never know the impact we can have. My
background is around clerical. I have done Accounting Assistant for five
years, Billing Clerk for one year, Clerical Support for one year,
Administrative Assistant for two years and a host of other position. I have an
Associates in Business and a Certificate in Accounting. At the time I post the
question I was trying to see if Call Center would work. This is not what I
want to do. Others try to stick us to certain positions and I never would
settle for this. however, I thought it might open the door for something else.
As my hearing get worst it becomes challenging to obtain a position that
entail being on the phone. </DIV>
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<DIV>Nice to know some one else from sunny Florida. We use to visit
Florida once a year when my sister lived in Florida. One year she had
sent me a postcard in the winter with three teddy bears sitting with sun
glasses on the beach.</DIV>
<DIV>warnly,</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Delcenia</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:24 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Hey Delcenia, I enjoyed hearing of your life's story.
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Before now it seemed that I was getting bits and pieces of
different list members questions without seeing both conversations or maybe I
missed the first ones. I wasn't particularly interested in small bits
and pieces that made little sense unless you were the one it was directed
at. But the stories of each life and how we cope and what our
expectations are for the future are very interesting to hear. And maybe
we can have some impact on one another in some way. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>I think you were fortunate to have been able to drive.
It seems like such a necessity today. I have never been able to
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>What kind of work are you interested in? I missed that
post of your question. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>I can't blame you for wanting to spend your time visiting
your family. They should be the most important thing in your life.
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I'm from Florida. I live on an island 3 miles wide and
eleven miles long called Amelia Island. It was named this from the
Spanish King Ferdinan after his daughter Amelia. The biggest city is
Fernandina Beach. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Blessings to you, Cheri</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/20/2014 12:27:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
delcenia@prodigy.net writes:</DIV>
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let me say hello to everyone on this list and happy belated birthday <BR>to
Trish. To those that do not know me which is most of you. My name is
<BR>Delcenia and I live outside of Cleveland, ohio area. I am a little new
to <BR>this list as of September 2013. Welcome Shadow. I do not
normally respond <BR>to anything other than the question regarding the
voting issues because I do <BR>not personally know any of you. After reading
the last thread I am compelled <BR>to say something.<BR><BR>I begin to wear
one hearing aid at the age of 10 in my right ear. Maybe 10
<BR>or 15 years later I needed to wear two hearing aids in both ears. Now I
only <BR>wear one hearing aid in my left ear. I was diagnose with RP at the
age of <BR>21.<BR>Many years later I was told I had Usher Syndrom 2In 2005 I
was told I have <BR>MS. . I never had balance problems. I drove a car until
I was around 28. I <BR>have always excepted whatever condition I was
dealt. however, I never place <BR>myself into a category until
recently. It was not because I did not accept <BR>it, it was I felt like I
did not belong because my situation was unique and <BR>never heard any one
else with similar problems. I say this because until I <BR>joined this list
I did not know you all exist as far as having similar <BR>problems. Darlene
I also enjoyed playing cards and once I learned braille <BR>from Hadley I
could still play just not as fast as I use to. One of my <BR>question
is, how did you and others get to go to HK? Now after turning 50 on
<BR>December 31, 2013 and my situation is getting worse. I want
to continue to <BR>take charge of my life. I also want to work and
this has been a challenge. <BR>I had place a question on this list back in
January 14 and no one responded. <BR>Maybe I am using this list the wrong
way as far as trying to post a question <BR>or comment. At the time I was
doing a 3 day assessment to see if call center <BR>setting would work.
I had post a question looking for suggestions on how to <BR>handle the
setting that I had at the time.<BR><BR>Could some of you when responding or
posting say what state you are from so <BR>that I and others would
know. Personally, I think this list is a good idea. <BR>I have learned a lot
from all of you since September 2013. I hope to meet <BR>all of
you one day. Unfortunately, it will not be the National Convention <BR>this
year in orlando. My oldest granddaughter who live in North Carolina <BR>turn
10 on July 3 and I want to spend time with her and my husband's family
<BR>reunion is in Detroit the same week. I will be stretching myself across
the <BR>border that week.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, Anna Trotman, I am grateful for
the I Can Connect program (ICCP). <BR>I am learning to use my IPAD, Iphone
and Braille Display. I can not wait <BR>for the training to began
again. Meanwhile the internet and Hadley has been <BR>a great tool for
learning.<BR><BR>So keep on keeping on everybody and remember with a little
determination we <BR>can accomplish a
lot.<BR><BR>Delcenia<BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Darlene
Laibl-Crowe<BR>Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:51 AM<BR>To: 'NFB
Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'<BR>Subject: Re: [nfb-db] About This Group
List<BR><BR>First, Shadow, I want to say 'AWESOME!' about the CI and getting
your best<BR>ear back. Yes, I understand what you say about one ear
being better than<BR>the other. Mine is the right ear. I have
heard many positive things from<BR>CI wearers as I have many friends who
have them. I found out when I began<BR>to lose more hearing that I was
not a good candidate for CI because I could<BR>still hear with a hearing
aid...so for now, I am bi-lateral hearing aid<BR>user. One day I might
have to become a CI-user but for now I do what I do.<BR><BR><BR>I got new
HAs about three weeks ago and they are great along with the<BR>Assistive
listening Devices I got with them! Unfortuantely there are
some<BR>areas that need to be worked out and that is the issue of background
noises.<BR>Sigh! It will get better as I know from experience
technology is improving<BR>all the time!<BR><BR>I really enjoyed Bernie's
class, too! What did you do your presentation on?<BR>Mine was called
'Laugh Out Loud' and everyone had a blast. I recently used<BR>it for a
speech at my local Lion's Club for St Patrick's Day and the<BR>audience
loved it. Everyone had a great time laughing! It isn't stand
up<BR>comedy, just pure laughter which is good for the heart, mind, body and
soul!<BR><BR>Did they have the leadership class while you were there?
I took that class<BR>because I wanted to know the 'right' way to advocate
for myself. We learned<BR>a lot in that class and it has helped me
tremendously with all I do.<BR><BR>Well, gotta go, take care of
yourself!<BR>(smile)<BR>Darlene<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shadow Wolf<BR>Sent:
Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:37 AM<BR>To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing
List<BR>Subject: Re: [nfb-db] About This Group List<BR><BR>Hi
Darlene,<BR>Nice to meet you. I was at HKNC for 11 months. I took full
advantage of the<BR>training they offered there. I took up whatever classes
they offered besides<BR>just learning Braille, Technology, ASL-TSL-Haptic
Signs and Independent<BR>Living. I even took Sr. Bernie's presentation class
last fall prior to her<BR>retirement last Dec. after 34 or 35 years she
worked there. It was a great<BR>learning experience.<BR><BR>I first started
wearing hearing aids in both ears at 6 years old. I lost my<BR>hearing as a
toddler. I was told I had RP during my early teens once I was<BR>diagnosed.
But I was still driving up until I was 24. Then later on, around<BR>in 2010.
I was told I had Usher's type-2. I was confused about that,
because<BR>Usher's also affects balance. Whereas I do not have balance
issues. In<BR>fact, I think most people with Usher's type-2 do not
have balance issues.<BR>On New Year's eve 2000, I was involved in a really
bad car accident.<BR>Although I was not a driver but a passenger. I suffered
head trauma where I<BR>also suffered an ear fracture in left side. I lost my
hearing in that ear 2<BR>days later. For 9 and half years I was hearing with
only 1 ear, a hearing<BR>aid. My left ear was my better ear then. If you are
a right hand person,<BR>writing with a right hand, it was like losing your
right hand and trying to<BR>write with your left hand. Same with my hearing
after that accident. I had<BR>communication issues and kept to myself during
most of that time. Until one<BR>day in fall 2009, I got lucky and became a
candidate in my state to receive<BR>a Cochlear Implant. After all is said
and done. After 3 months of my brain<BR>trying to adjust to my CI and
hearing in my left ear again. My left ear<BR>where my CI is, became the
better ear once again. I now understand people<BR>best with my CI. It is
loud and clear. The CI boosted my communication<BR>skills and gave me a
great deal of confidence. I am now happy that I<BR>received the CI and I
hold no regrets about it. It is medically amazing that<BR>the CI can restore
your hearing if someone suffered dramatic hearing loss<BR>from an ear
fracture. I admit I was skeptical at first when I first sat down<BR>with CI
specialists prior to my surgery. I didn't think it was gonna work.<BR>But I
was wrong. The CI did work for me.<BR><BR>--S.W.<BR><BR>On 3/20/2014 4:49
AM, Darlene Laibl-Crowe wrote:<BR>> Good morning, Shadow!<BR>><BR>>
Welcome to the NFB DB Division. I, too, have RP and am HOH. I
wear<BR>> bi-lateral hearing haids. But I did not grow up knowing
that I had<BR>> RP. I found out as an adult at the age of 28 and
had to give up<BR>> driving. I was able to see to read print and
see people's faces to<BR>> read lips to accommodate for what I could hear
for about 22 years after I<BR>was diagnosed with RP.<BR>> That means when
I turned 50 almost 6 years ago, I struggled with what<BR>> to do as I
could not longer see to do things that I kept doing as a<BR>> sighted
person.<BR>><BR>> Since I grew up wearing hearing aids, I never
considered myself a 'deaf'<BR>> person and can remember someone telling
me 'oh, you're deaf' when I<BR>> told them I wore hearing aids. I
quickly responded and told them 'oh,<BR>> no, I can hear
something'.<BR>><BR>> So six years ago when I began to struggle with
vision loss, I finally<BR>> met many who were dealing with similar issues
and I recognized that I<BR>> was Deaf-Blind. Once I was able to
define this, I soon went to Helen<BR>> Keller National Center (January
2011 -- September 2011) where I<BR>> learned much about my specific
needs. HKNC is a great place to learn<BR>> all you can about
resources and gives a great sense of confidence.<BR>><BR>> Since
returning home, I have continued to learn and made great progress.<BR>>
How long were you at HKNC? Also, if you are home, are you
learning<BR>> Braille through Hadley's?<BR>><BR>> That was how I
completed my Braille...through Hadley School for the Blind.<BR>> The
Braille teacher at HKNC was very good and so glad I got the<BR>>
beginnings of it there and the teacher at Hadley was also very good.<BR>>
I use Braille in my everyday life but I am not that fluent because I<BR>>
have not made myself sit and read as I should. Need to get
myself<BR>> back on track there. I use Braille in business
meetings, identifying<BR>> things in my home and I also use it often when
playing cards. My<BR>> family loves to play canasta and I missed
playing it. Now I can play<BR>> it again! (smile) My
sister (who is sighted) and I always play<BR>> partners against our
spouses and we win the majority of the time!<BR>><BR>> Take your time
learning Braille. It can be daunting as times but very<BR>>
rewarding when it is completed.<BR>><BR>> Anyway, This list is a good
source for information and sharing. I do<BR>> have a question...you
state that you have been Deaf-Blind all your<BR>> life. When did
you find out about your RP?<BR>><BR>> Have a Thrilling
Thursday!!<BR>><BR>> (smile)<BR>>
Darlene<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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