[Nfbf-l] Preparing For My Meeting with Dbs

[Miranda Kilby]

Greetings,
These are some great questions! The rehab center in Daytona is a little more intense than the one at the lighthouse. You will learn independent living, braille, technology, mobility and so on at the rehab center in Daytona. If you're planning to attend technically you only need your clothes, but some people like to bring a little things from home to make it a little more comfortable. So, if you have a favorite blanket or pillow or something like that you might want to bring that. Now I will say either Daytona or your local lighthouse they're only steppingstones and it's up to you to continue to build your skills after you go home. I do think attending either one of these will be great for you. Good luck in all your endeavors.

-- 
Miranda B. Kilby
President
Tampa Bay Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida
Vice President
Florida Association of Blind Students
2nd Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Florida
Ph: (352)942-0417

> On Mar 30, 2017, at 3:34 PM, roanna bacchus via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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