[Ohio-Talk] looking for help.

[marianne at denningweb.com]

I think she has inaccurate information. When you are ready to take the GED
test you can request accommodations but I am not aware of any coursework
that has been designed for people who are visually impaired.

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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shane
Popplestone via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 4:05 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Shane Popplestone <shane.davidson at icloud.com>
Subject: [Ohio-Talk] looking for help.

Hello fellow Ohio Federationists,
I write you today with a bit of a horrifying issue, that I hope my response
may result in it going away, but if it doesn't help will be needed.
A bit of background.
I'm 35, and due to stupidity on my part in 2007, (we're allowed to be stupid
in our younger days, right? lol), I dropped out of and never finished
highschool.
I never really considered going back until about 7 years ago, and that was
good, I started the process then moved to the US in late 2017/early 2018.
I began the process of mygrating permanently at that time, but then covid
kicked everything to a grinding stand still. This put an almost three year
hault on the world, but everyone knows that, right? lol.
Earlier this year I finally got things back and rolling and last week, I
contacted my chosen college to begin the process of aquiring my GED and
transitioning to a college program, major, etc. to be determined later.
The aspire program (offered by most community colleges, some with better
results than others) is the pathway that will permit me to complete this
process.
Due to the fact I really don't like the accessibility services department at
the college closer to me and the fact that don't have space now (originally
they weren't offering it), anyhow they don't have space until the *end* of
next year, I contacted a farther away college.
I won't throw my chosen college under the bus yet, as I'm stilll trying to
resolve this on my own, but in speaking with the head of the aspire program
at that college, I was informed, with due horror too me mind you, that she
was contacting other colleagues as she thinks their's a specific program for
visually impaired students that would be a better fit then taking the
mainstream aspire program.
I so informed her that I wasn't interested in taking, what I called and
maybe it wasn't the right term, a sheltered program for the visually
impaired, I wanted to take the aspire program offered by yours and other
colleges around the nation.
If she continues down this path does someone know who I might reach out to
help me turn this around?
I'm hoping my message to the head of the program results in her realizing
she's made the wrong assumption, but you never know and I'd rather have all
the necessary tools in my back pocket.
Thanks.
Shane

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