[Ohio-talk] NFB Centers

[Kaiti Shelton]

The trick of course would be getting the donors and benefactors to
line up and do this.

On 5/10/15, Kaiti Shelton <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>


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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