[Ohio-talk] Getting to know Tri C Eastern campus

Thu Aug 8 19:12:43 UTC 2013

Vince, 

If you have not seen or received the reply to your post on the student list,
here is the jist of the suggestions I posed to you.  

Are you set up with state Voc Rehab services?  If so you can get an
Orientation and Mobility Specialist to work with you.  Mine was very helpful
in introducing me to the major parts of campus and showing me the routes I
would need to get through my schedule, where my classrooms were, and how my
dorm building was laid out so I would be confident when I got there.  Some
O&M specialists are also duel-certified rehab teachers who can help with
things like labeling buttons on otherwise inaccessible objects that you
might use a lot.  For me, this included labeling one of the washers and
dryers in the laundry room and my mailbox so that I would be able to find
it.  

Would a friend or family member be willing to walk through your schedule
with you?  This might be the best way to get practice if you don't have the
option of getting an orientation and mobility specialist.  Plus, you and
this person could go to the campus when it suited both your schedules and
practice as needed.  

Have you taken a campus tour?  When I was first getting used to Dayton's
campus I took multiple.  There is no shame in going through the same areas
with a tour guide to point out landmarks.  My university even offered to let
me have a private tour so the guide could focus on points of interest
specific to me and the areas I would be traveling in the most.  Often after
these tours my mom and I would stay after to walk through different areas of
campus and go over things like landmarks.    

Talk to your disability resources office and see if they have some options
for you.  Even if they could make you a tactile map of campus, sometimes
that's better than nothing at all.  

I would encourage you to just get on campus and walk around with someone to
point out landmarks to you so you have something to go off of, but the other
option is to do as was suggested and fall back on just winging it.  Practice
is the best teacher, so worst case scenario speak up and ask for directions
of someone on campus.  Practice before school starts is ideal, but practice
in general will cement itself into a routine over time.  

Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton---2016
Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
Ohio Association of Blind Students, Secretary
NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
UD Music Therapy Club

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
Pierce
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 2:57 PM
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Getting to know Tri C Eastern campus

You go, Cheryl! The Chamber of Commerce should employ you. And besides, I
agree!

Barbara 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Fields
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 1:45 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Getting to know Tri C Eastern campus

Hello All,
As a member of Cleveland ChapterI think our meetings are of a average
length, 1 hour thirty minutes to 2 hours, each meeting has an agenda, the
location we useis not open all night and we must leave before closing time.
There are chapter members that socialize at other times, recently several
items have been posted to newsline of a social nature by the Cuyahoga
chapter. Melina is a great contact for these types of events, she is open to
new ideas  and tries to accomadate us. No one fits into the chemistry of
every group but, in Cleveland there are choices. There is another wonderful
chapter, Cuyahoga and you can contact Cheryl Fisher for meeting information.

For orientation to a new area, there are several ways to make this happen.
Tri-C has an accessibility office and if you contact them with your problem
the school should assist you. Your state counselor is qualified to provide
the direction necessary to receive additional orientation and mobility
training. There is a another option, just do it!Do it scared, do it
whilewhen unsure, but just do it! People may be more helpful than you think.
Cleveland is growing in many directions, finding something to do is never
the problem. There is new construction, great restaurants, many learning
institutions, we are a medical mecca, home of the Cleveland Browns and other
professional sports teams, world class museums, The Cleveland Orchestrathat
is housed in the best concert hall on the planet Severance Hall. We have
beaches, jet skiing, canoeing, rivers, fishing, islands, a new Elephant
Crossing at the zoo, Cleveland offers the best paratransit system in the
USA, and so much more. Most importantly we are a city with great folks that
love to work, live, and play right here in Cleveland, Ohio!
Blessings,
Cheryl Fields

On 8/7/13, Vincent Fugate <vincentf2872 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
>                 My name is Vince, I am blind, and I am going to Tri C 
> Eastern campus for the first time.  I was just wondering  if there are 
> any other students that are blind that may be on this list that go to 
> Tri C Eastern.  I would like to get in contact with you.  This will be 
> the first time I am going back to college since I lost my vision, but 
> I am a Braille reader, but I am new to the area, and Cleveland in 
> general.  I been to the Cleveland Chapter, but have found it hard to 
> get an idea what's going on in that chapter since the meetings are so
fast.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vince
>
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