[Ohio-talk] NFB Centers

[Kaiti Shelton]

That would certainly be the ideal situation-if there were some kind of
financial assistance available to aspiring training center students.
I know of a number of high school students who want to go but just
can't make it happen because their state voc rehab won't provide
funding (this is across multiple states), and even some college
students who want to go but have to choose between paying for school
and paying for training.

Some programs I've been to in the summer, like one that trained me to
use the music software from Dancing Dots, offered scholarships to
assist with attendance.  I believe when I went there and got a
scholarship they covered $750 of my $1,600 tuition fees.  Something
like that for a training center, even if it wasn't as generous, would
probably help a lot of people who are just out of reach.

On 5/10/15, Cheryl Fields via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thank you. Lots of things are changing in the world of blind rehab. In
> states like Ohio getting enough funding is the challenge. Most centers do
> not have large enough donor base or have explored other options that may
> provide payment for everyone. Not just those going to college or into the
> work force. I hope solutions are found real soon. Blessings and Happy
> Mother's Day! Cheryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of COLLEEN
> ROTH via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 12:18 AM
> To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: COLLEEN ROTH
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] NFB Centers
>
>  Hello All,
> The NFB Centers are an Immersion Experience. It's not forty hours a week,
> it
> is regular classroom experience plus opportunities to use skills and model
> other blind people. I understand that would be hard with children
> especially
> if you are the only caregiver.
> NFB Centers were started in 1985 but they were modeled on the Iowa
> Commission for the Blind under Dictor Dr. Kenneth Jernigan.
> When everyone is learning together and the staff actually interact with the
> students outside the classroom it makes a difference.
> Colleen Roth
>
>
>
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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton 2016.
Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma