[Ohio-talk] voc rehab and unreasonable acommodations

[Marianne Denning]

We could either do one big group or have 2 different tracks.  One track
would be for adults and the other track could be for students between 14
and 22 and their families.  This is considered the transition phase and it
has its own issues.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Aleeha Dudley via Ohio-talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I absolutely agree that an advocacy workshop is in order and, in fact,
> would be an essential part of our convention. I believe that one of the
> biggest problems those working with not only BSVI but other organizations
> around the country is not learning about their rights and what they are
> entitled to under the law. I don’t believe that consumers are given enough
> information on their rights, and I also believe that, without the knowledge
> of advocacy skills, consumers have a certain fear f talking to rehab,
> simply because they don’t want to lose their services or have some sort of
> retaliation.
> Sorry for the spelling mistakes: I’ve only got a minute to respond to
> this, but this is definitely something that is near and dear to my heart.
> Having advocated for myself and others over the years, I have seen so many
> different situations throughout my journey. More people need to at least
> know the basics of advocating. I was thrown into my freshman year of
> college knowing little to nothing about advocacy, and now look where I am.
> Thankfully, I had a family of experienced folks on my side, my Federation
> family, that is, who taught and encouraged me along the way. So thanks to
> you all, you know who you are and you are too numerous to name here.
> Aleeha
> > On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Eric Duffy via Ohio-talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > We could put together an advocacy workshop during the afternoon of
> convention if there is real interest. I can see it starting at 2:00 and
> lasting until 4:00. I want to try to gage the amount of interest we have in
> addition to what I’ve seen on the list so far.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Eric
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053