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

Fri Aug 9 13:50:17 UTC 2013

Hello Kaitie,
Your advice is really very practical.
I was probably the worst person when it comes to traveling independently.
If I could muddle through traveling on campus anyone can.
Of course most of my classes were in just a few buildings in the middle of campus.
I walked with another student to my Art Class which was required.
My Rehab Counselor had attended the same college I did. He was totally blind and understood my issues with travel.
Maybe you can find someone who is blind who attended or is attending Tri c.
You can also see if you can get some Orientation on campus.
Why don't you just register and learn as you go.
Get some orientation to the buildings you will need the most when you get your schedule.
Go from there.
Colleen Roth

----- Original Message -----
From: Kaiti Shelton <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Aug 8, 2013 11:14:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Getting to know Tri C Eastern campus

>
>
> 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: 'Ationfb 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 xffD 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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