[Ohio-talk] Fw: OSU O&M Advisory Board - Please Respond!

[Barbara Pierce]

This is very exciting news. If Eric has the time and inclination to do it,
that would be fine, but I too am interested in getting this program off the
ground in the right way. So count me in as interested in serving. I just
hope that train from Cleveland to Columbus gets started soon!
Barbara

-----Original Message-----
From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dr. Smith
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:30 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: OSU O&M Advisory Board - Please Respond!

Read this one carefully and tell me if you are interested in this
opportunity because I don't think I will have the time to do it.

jw

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326 
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kay Clarke 
To: jwsmithnfb at verizon.net 
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:21 PM
Subject: OSU O&M Advisory Board - Please Respond!


Hi Mr. Smith,

I am an O&M specialist (presently serving as the Infant/Preschool Outreach
Specialist at OSSB) and a part-time instructor at the Ohio State University.
I am writing to you with good news and with a request.  The good news is
that the Ohio State University has recently received state funding to start
an Orientation and Mobility Training Program to increase Ohio's pool of
qualified O&M specialists!  We are presently in an organizational phase,
preparing to start the first group of university students in the Summer
quarter of 2010.  As the O&M Program Director, my job is to develop the
program, get it up and running and teach some of the courses.  Other COMSs
will teach courses as well.  This is an exciting opportunity that we want to
be sure is done right.  This is where the request comes in.

 

Our first task is to pull together a core group of O&M consumers and
practicing O&M specialists from around the state to serve on an Advisory
Board for the planning phase of the program (now until June 2010).  We would
be very interested in having a representative from NFB (such as you) on the
Advisory Board to offer feedback as courses are developed and the
organization of the program takes shape.  The time and travel commitments
will entail:

 

1)  attending 3 or 4 meetings in Columbus (scheduled in evenings or on
weekends;

     possibly one or two daytime meetings); and

 

2)  reviewing program materials for comment prior to the meetings.

 

A stipend will be paid to each participating Advisory Board Member to help
to defray some of the costs for time spent on Board duties and for travel to
meetings between now and June 2010.  Please let me know if you are
interested and able to participate on the O&M Advisory Board.  If you are
unable to be a part of this Board, I would appreciate it if you could
suggest another member of your organization who may fill this role.  Firm
meeting dates will be set as soon as our Board has been formed. 

 

If you have any questions, please let me know and I would be happy to talk
with you about them.  Please respond to me no later than Thursday, October
29th  about your participation.   Thank you for your consideration of this
request and I look forward to hearing from you soon, Mr. Smith.   

 

Sincerely,

Kay Clarke, Ph.D.

Program Director

OSU O&M Training Program

(614) 216-5007

 

 

 
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