[NFBMO] Question on additional independent living training as afull-time working blind adult
Ali
aliherky at gmail.com
Mon Mar 11 17:58:28 UTC 2019
Hi Mike,
I have heard great things about the mobility services at the
Society for the Blind. I do know some one that works at RSB that
you could talk to, but she is not a mobility instructor but an
RT. Do you live in the St. Louis area?
Ali
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walker \(US\), Michael E via NFBMO" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
To: "nfbmo at nfbnet.org" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:35:05 +0000
Subject: [NFBMO] Question on additional independent living
training as afull-time working blind adult
Hi,
In the state of Missouri, how common is it for blind people to
need additional independent living training while they are
working full-time? Say I move into a different apartment to be
closer to my job. If I found out I needed more O and M training,
would I contact St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually
Impaired first, or RSB? Do blind people usually take vacation to
accommodate the training conflicting with work hours? Can an O
and M specialist help on recommendations regarding which
apartments are good from that perspective, during the search, or
is it best to go through conventional channels like
apartments.com?
My other question on independent living is: What are the
different ways in which blind people deal with mail? On another
mailing list, I heard about the optacon, but would like to learn
more about my options. Is OCR more common? For large stacks of
mail, is it possible to get a reader? How does one find a reader?
Thank you,
Mike
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