[Nfbf-l] Preparing For My Meeting with Dbs

[roanna bacchus]

Dear Members,

On Monday April 3rd I have a meeting at the Florida Division of 
Blind Services office here in Orlando.  Recently I had a job 
placement evaluation to update my current functioning and discuss 
my career placement.  During this evaluation Doctor Felicia 
Ferrara and I discussed taking an independent living course at 
the Lighthouse of Central Florida.  I have a few questions for 
all of you on this list.  Does the Rehabilitation Center for the 
Blind and Visually impaired offer a course in independent living 
skills? What is a typical day like at the Rehab Center? How did 
you prepare to attend the Rehab Center? What did you and your 
families do to get you prepared for your stay at the Rehab 
Center? I'd love to hear from all of the Rehab Center graduates 
on this list.  Taking an independent living skills course is one 
of the things I plan to discuss with my Dbs counselor's 
supervisor on Monday.  The psychologist who conducted my job 
placement evaluation wrote a report and sent it to Dbs a few 
weeks ago.  Hope to hear from you soon.