[NFBF-L] training centers

[Jorge Alejandro Paez]

Hi Roanna:
Because with all due respect, as I know you’re a graduate of Daytona, in terms of independent living skills I learned literally nothing over there, except for Holly Ryan’s travel instruction, because she’s awesome.
Don’t get me wrong I’m sure all the instructors are really good, have all their degrees in order and whatnot, and they are all very professional, I just felt there like I did when I was a little kid at a bunch of the state-run centers that I went to for youth programs in New York, like I was just scratching the surface of things, and socializing with random people who are going through the same stuff.
For instance the dorms and food.
We had food every single day, 3 times a day, and then we were in dorms.
Plus with the constant supervision I felt like we weren’t really responsible for anything.
Did I learn a few minor things here and there?
Absolutely but did I learn as much as I would at an NFB center? Nope.
And I have a mini experience with the NFB centers from having been at Life101 which was Blind Inc’s youth version of the adult program but that was easy to ask for in a way since NYC didn’t have it’s own center to argue for.

Jorge




> On Jun 20, 2020, at 06:48, Roanna Bacchus via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jorge thanks for your message. Two years ago I had a meeting with my Dbs counselor. She had scheduled a previous meeting, but the meeting location did not open until 9-jj Am and she wanted to meet at 11-jj Am that Friday morning. I wrote an email to the Director of Dbs. In that email, I expained that I wanted to attend the Louisiana Center For The Blind. However, I was encouraged to attend the Rehab Center in Daytona, Beach. I know you went through there Independent Living Skills program. Why do you feel the need to attend one of the Nfb training centers? Research all three of the adult programs at the Nfb training cenjers. Email the directors and tell them what you are wanting to do. Keep in mind that your Dbs counselor may try to send you back to the Rehab Center.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Roanna Bacchus 
> 
> On Jun 19, 2020 3:36 PM, Jorge Alejandro Paez via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> I’m wondering if anyone on here ever convinced DBS to send them to an NFB training center?
>> I tried applying for Blind Inc.’s adult program 2 years ago as I went through their young adult program in 2010.
>> Back then I was in New York and they had no problem sending me since they didn’t have a training center of their own, but when I applied down here they shut me down saying I didn’t show enough cause.
>> Anyway that’s something I’m planning on doing once I get my guide dog and finish that whole transition plus take care of most of my undergraduate work, which should take about a year if my planning is right, so I was wondering if anyone had actually done it, and if so what advice/tips etc. do you have?
>> Since I’ll have to come up against that at some point.
>> 
>> Jorge
>> 
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