[nfb-talk] Attending CCB

[Michael Hingson]

Misty,

I have not attended the CCB, but I am on its board.  I think you should
contact the center with your questions.  You will find everyone there to be
welcoming and willing to work with you.  Blind people, newly blind and
long-time blind, will benefit from time at the CCB.  I hope you go and I am
sure you will find it a most rewarding experience. 


Best,


Michael Hingson

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Misty Dawn
Bradley
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 09:55 AM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Attending CCB

Hi Angelina,
That would be great.
Thank you,
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Attending CCB


> Misty,
> May I forward your message to another blind Parent who is in a similar 
> situation as yours? She's also a single parent was considering going to 
> CCB. Thanks
>
> Sent from Anjelina's iPhone
>
> On May 24, 2013, at 10:30 PM, "Michael D. Barber" <michael.nfbi at gmail.com>

> wrote:
>
>> Hi Misty:  Although I have not attended the Colorado Center for the 
>> Blind, I
>> know its director and some of the teachers and know they have a very good
>> program.  It's one you'll be very happy you've attended.    If you 
>> haven't
>> already looked at their web page, let me direct you to this link:
>>
>> http://coloradocenterfortheblind.org/
>>
>> Many successful students have graduated from that center.  I highly
>> recommend it.  You may want to call them and ask about the child care
>> question.
>>
>> Cordially,
>> Michael D. Barber, President
>> National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Misty 
>> Dawn
>> Bradley
>> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:43 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Cc: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Attending CCB
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Have any of you attended the Colorado Center for the Blind, and how were
>> your experiences there?
>> I am considering attending next year after I finish my associates degree 
>> but
>> am researching to find out if it is the best place for me. I have lived 
>> on
>> my own for about 6 years now and can travel and use public 
>> transportation,
>> but I probably could use some improvement in some areas and also would 
>> like
>> to improve job and career skills.
>> Do you think the center is mainly for those that are newly on their own 
>> or
>> just become blind, or do you think that someone that has been blind from
>> birth and on their own for some time could also benefit from attending 
>> CCB?
>> I attended a center in a different state that was not an NFB center, but 
>> I
>> felt that it was not the right place for me and did not complete my term
>> there.
>> Also, if you have children, can you still live in the center's 
>> apartments,
>> or do you have to just be a day student and live outside of the center's
>> housing? I am wondering, because I am a single mother of a 5-year-old, so

>> I
>> would have to figure out how that is done as far as housing. I would also
>> have child care worked out in advance, so that wouldn't be an issue 
>> during
>> the day while I am in classes at the center, but I definitely need to 
>> find
>> out about living in the center's apartments with a child.
>> Also, I am out-of-state, and I am wondering how people here have 
>> convinced
>> their state's vocational rehab to help them attend the center? I have not
>> brought it up with my state's vocational rehab yet because I am still
>> researching about the center and the Denver Area in general. If I plan to
>> attend during the summer or fall of next year, how soon should I bring it

>> up
>> with Vocational Rehab here in North Carolina?
>> Thank you,
>> Misty
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