[nobe-l] New Member

[Amanda S Sterly]

Michelle
I am studying at wmu to be a vrt. From what i understand some agencies will hire you in before certification but there is a time limit to be certified i am not sure if the same is true for tvi but i hope i have helped a little
Amanda

Western Michigan University VRTStudent 

> On Jan 18, 2014, at 11:45 AM, Michelle Creedy <michelle.creedy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Karen 
> 
> I actually have a question. In the US, do you qualify as a teacher in the
> public school system before going on to take your qualifications to be a
> teacher of blind students? If so, I have a couple of questions.
> 
> I'm having a lot of difficulty getting a couple of the courses in a format
> that would be tactile and in Braille. We have to take a course called Math
> for Elementary School teachers and it's quite visual. I'd be really
> interested in finding out how or others got through this course. I started
> the course and had to actually drop it. I'm now advocating and lobbying for
> there to be a facility for Braille in the post-secondary system. It's really
> the only thing holding me back from getting my other courses finished which
> I'll probably do in the meantime. I'm very open to using readers and so on
> so any ideas would be helpful.
> 
> Michelle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karen Palau
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 8:34 AM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] New Member
> 
> Hi Mikayla:
> 
> I love your name!  I am a blind teacher of blind and visually impaired
> students in western NY.  Please don't hesitate to ask any questions that you
> might have.
> Take care.
> 
> Karen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corey Grandstaff
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 3:04 AM
> To: 'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] New Member
> 
> Mikayla:
> I am totally blind and am currently pursuing my TVI, as well as in my second
> year of teaching Social studies to blind students. If you have any
> questions, let me know.
>     Corey Grandstaff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mikayla Gephart
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 5:03 PM
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nobe-l] New Member
> 
> Hi,
> My name is Mikayla, and I want to be a TVI. I just joined the PIBE list, and
> want to learn anything I can. I am excited to learn and grow from the list.
> Best,
> Mikayla
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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