[rehab] NOMC question

[RJ Sandefur]

Well, I did jump the gun a bit without thinking. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List'" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [rehab] NOMC question


> RJ,
>
> By context, Dick may have been thinking of me, since what he said is true 
> of
> me.
>
> I've been interested in your discussion on behalf of your friend who wants
> to be an O&M instructor.  Since it was my jumping in on your discussion
> about that which now has me preparing to contact Dick about going to 
> Blind,
> Inc. or one of the other Centers at last, I may be the source of the
> confusion.
>
> Or I may be the one who is confused.  Just thought I'd muddy the waters in
> case it helped. /grin/
>
> Best wishes to your friend in her pursuit of an O&M career, and best 
> wishes
> for me for some real, in-depth, expert O&M instruction.  /smile/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of RJ Sandefur
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:14 PM
> To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [rehab] NOMC question
>
> Sorry about that. RJ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
> To: "'Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List'" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [rehab] NOMC question
>
>
>> Whoa, RJ!
>> You're really jumping the gun. It is not at all accurate to say that she
>> has
>> been accepted at BLIND, Inc., or that we agreed on an NOMC internship, or
>> anything else. She said she has an interest in coming here, but that she
>> has
>> some personal business to take care of, after which she will talk to me
>> about it. Perhaps she wants to look at Louisiana and Colorado too. When
>> she
>> contacts me, we will discuss the matter further. This is basically what
>> she
>> said on the listserv, and anything beyond that is her personal business.
>> Dick Davis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of RJ Sandefur
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:31 PM
>> To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [rehab] NOMC question
>>
>> What's your contact information? She's already been accepted to blind 
>> inc.
>> RJ
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Edward Bell" <ebell at latech.edu>
>> To: "Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [rehab] NOMC question
>>
>>
>>> RJ,
>>>
>>> 480 hours equals three months of full time training. Remember that this
>>> is
>>
>>> a minimum, and the NOMC plus site supervisor must provide a written
>>> recommendation.
>>>
>>> Blind Inc does qualify as an approved internship/apprenticeship site. If
>>> she wanted her apprenticeship while working through immersion at blind
>>> inc, she should contact me ASAP. Yes, Rehab should pay for the
>>> apprenticeship as Vocational Job Training.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:47 PM
>>> Subject: [rehab] NOMC question
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a question concerning the Orientation and mobility certification
>>>>from Nomc. You say that a person has to have 480 hours of emersion
>>>>training. How many weeks or months does that amount to, and I have a
>>>>friend who'll be attending blind inc. Can she get her apprentice ship
>>>>while there, or will she need to ask her state agency to add this to her
>>>>plan? Sincerely, RJ
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