[Nfbk] Fwd: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Fwd: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
Cathy Jackson
cathyj1949 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 6 17:13:06 UTC 2014
Some of you out there might find this group to be a good resource.
Catht
Sent from my iPhone
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> From: pattischang at gmail.com
> Date: January 6, 2014, 11:05:55 AM EST
> To: Presidents And State Leadership List Affiliate NFB <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Fwd: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
> Reply-To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
>
> Please help to publicize this new group. It was begun by two of last year's scholarship winners. It will prove to be a nice resource for students by students. Thank you
>
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> Patti S. Gregory-Chang
> NFBI President
> NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: "Kaiti Shelton" <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com>
> Date: January 6, 2014 at 12:39:24 AM CST
> To: "'Gregory Chang Patti'" <pattischang at gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
>
> Hi Patti,
>
> Here is the announcement. Thanks for circulating it!
>
> Announcing Facebook Resource for Blind Students
>
> Pathway to Our Dream is a Facebook group designed to serve as a resource for high school and college students who are blind. Features of the group include announcements about a variety of scholarships, a forum for students around the world to meet, and reminders of deadlines. Admins Miso Kwak and Kaiti Shelton, both winners of NFB scholarships in 2013, are available to answer questions, help students research testing requirements, advise students on how to secure accomodations from their schools, refer students to other resources including the NFB and its student divisions, and to help with resume editing.
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> This is a student-run group, but the administrators do the best they can to be of help to members by sharing their experiences and assisting in answering questions. Many of the scholarship announcements they make are about programs they have applied for or won in the past, and only a few are reserved for blind students or are offered by agencies for the blind. A lot of blind students forget that they are eligible to apply for generic scholarships and those from coorperations including Coca Cola, Kohl’s, Best Buy, Visine, and Google. Reminders can include notes about checking local businesses for scholarship offerings to prompts for students to share FAFSA information with their parents and to start filing. This group can be another great resource for blind students in addition to those they already have.
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> Please pass this information along to teachers of the visually impaired and students who could benefit from membership in this group. The link for the mobile version of the group, optimal for screenreaders, is https://m.facebook.com/groups/639707646049109?refid=18
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> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton---2016
> Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
> Ohio Association of Blind Students, President
> Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Vice President
> NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
>
> From: Gregory Chang Patti [mailto:pattischang at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 2:07 PM
> To: Kaiti Shelton
> Subject: Re: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
>
> IF you write me an announcement as you want it to go out, I would be happy to do so. This strikes me as national anyway. Thanks.
>
>
> Patti Gregory Chang
> NFBI President
> NFB Scholarship Committee Chair
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Kaiti Shelton wrote:
>
>
> Hi Patti,
>
> I have sent it out over Ohio Talk in the hopes that Eric Duffy would forward it on to other state presidents. I know he’s in Baltimore for BELL training at the moment, but I’ll check with him to be sure he’s seen it once he gets back.
>
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton---2016
> Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
> Ohio Association of Blind Students, President
> Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Vice President
> NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
>
> From: pattischang at gmail.com [mailto:pattischang at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 11:50 AM
> To: Kaiti Shelton; Miso Kwak
> Subject: Fwd: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
>
> This is a truly awesome idea. I sent it to all the teachers of the visually impaired in our state. You may wish to get it to the NFB Presidents list so other state president can do the same.
>
>
> Patti S. Gregory-Chang
> NFBI President
> NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Gregory Chang Patti <pattischang at gmail.com>
> Date: January 5, 2014 at 10:47:20 AM CST
> To: Chang Patti <pattischang at gmail.com>
> Subject: Announcing Facebook Group for College-Bound Blind Students
>
>
> Patti Gregory Chang
> NFBI President
> NFB Scholarship Committee Chair
>
>
>
> Hello all, please spread the word to anyone you feel could benefit.
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>
>
> A few months ago my roommate from the NFB scholarship program, Miso Kwak,
> created a facebook group called "Pathway to Our Dream," for college-bound
> high school students and those continuing to pursue higher education who are
> blind. The purpose of this group is to allow for discussion, the sharing of
> resources specific to college entry, and to spread news about scholarship
> opportunities. Together, Miso and I are trying to help other students by
> answering their questions about preparing for college and sharing our
> experiences. In addition to what we do on the group page for everyone to
> see, we also make ourselves available to students who want individual help.
> I am currently advising a high school senior on how to get accomodations for
> her music department auditions, and I also recently helped another group
> member write her first resume.
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>
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> The group has grown from 20 to almost 150 members since Thanksgiving, and we
> are excited to see so many students actively seeking scholarship resources
> and advice. Miso and I are hoping to add a blog and possibly other
> components to the project as the growth demands. We intend for this to
> remain a project that is run by students for students, but that is what has
> made it so successful thus far.
>
>
>
> Please spread the word about this group to any student who could benefit
> from membership. All they need is a facebook account to join. The mobile
> version of the group, optimal for screenreaders, can be located at:
>
> https://m.facebook.com/groups/639707646049109?refid=18
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>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kaiti Shelton
>
> University of Dayton---2016
>
> Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
>
> Ohio Association of Blind Students, President
>
> Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Vice President
>
> NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
>
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
>
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