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

Melissa R Green graduate56 at juno.com
Tue Jan 8 20:48:57 UTC 2013


that is what my experience has been.

Have a blessed day.

Melissa Green
"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your 
grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] O&M for Out of State college student


> 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
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>
> 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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