[blindkid] O&M for Out of State college student

Carol Castellano carol_castellano at verizon.net
Tue Jan 8 20:38:19 UTC 2013


In NJ, the VR counselor contacts the O&M department in the state the 
college is in.  Then that state provides the lessons.  Don't know if 
this is the case everywhere.
Carol

Carol Castellano
President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nopbc.org

At 08:34 AM 1/8/2013, you wrote:
>A friend of my daughter is in college in Alabama.  Her home state is 
>Florida.
>She is having trouble getting around campus and is frustrated.
>
>Does anyone know who should be helping her with O&M?  Is it the college?  The
>state of Alabama?  Or Florida?   We asked her why she isnt't getting 
>O&M and she
>said the state of Florida can only give her two O&M lessons.
>
>Can anyone shed light on this?  What is is saying doesn't make sense, even
>negligent.
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