[nabs-l] lions world

Sat Feb 12 04:54:50 UTC 2011

It takes alot of time, and money, but it will be worth it. I'm not
going to Rustin, LA, because I don't know of any Apostolic Pentecostal
churches in that area. How far is Alexandria from there? Blessings,
Joshua

On 2/11/11, RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you have any idea what this would involv? RJs
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 11:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] lions world
>
>
>> Mr. Andrews, there are plenty of blind people in Arkansas, for us,
>> (the NFB,) to start a center. What's the holdup? I'll E-mail our new
>> state president, and we'll raise money for this.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 2/11/11, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>> Because they view us as blind persons as being very limited and they
>>> must take care of and watch out for us.  This is in part why we, in
>>> the NFB, started our own Centers.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 06:00 PM 2/11/2011, you wrote:
>>>>Why did Lyons World have a curfew and make everyone relinquish
>>>>medications? That is dumbing really independent blind adults down to
>>>>babys in my opinion!
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Lester"
>>>><jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:36 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] lions world
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>lolololol! The food is horible! It's always warm in the dorm rooms.
>>>>>Yes, there's a curfue. Everyone has to relinquish their meds. The
>>>>>piano in the salarium, (I'm a musician,) is out of tune. I hate old,
>>>>>out-of-tune pianos! Someone kept breaking the rules. He smoked in his
>>>>>dorm room. I didn't have a choice on whether I wanted a room mate or
>>>>>not. I couldn't stand him, because he was always bragging about how
>>>>>much alcohol he could consume. I went for an evaluation, in 2007. I
>>>>>haven't attended a training center. I've received the mobility skills
>>>>>in school, and received my endependent living skills at LWSB. I only
>>>>>stayed 4 weeks. That's hw long an evaluation lasts. I made some
>>>>>friends, but some of them, (including my room mate,) were nothing but
>>>>>trouble. There are other places where he can get training without
>>>>>going to that place. O yeah, and too many of the trainees, allowed
>>>>>their guide dogs to run loose. I'm allergic to dogs.
>>>>>Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>
>>>>>On 2/11/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>>Joshua,
>>>>>>I told Josh that on the other nabs list, the one belonging to ACB; I
>>>>>>told
>>>>>>him to think through it, think about the rules and if he'd like to
>>>>>>abide
>>>>>> by
>>>>>>such restrictions.  It didn't work.
>>>>>>Josh has already been to a nfb center; now he wants to get a
>>>>>> certification;
>>>>>>so perhaps he's willing to stay confined at LWSB to get that training.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Joshua, what program did you attend and did you go to another training
>>>>>>center afterward?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But do they really have a lights out rule?  Do they really have a
>>>>>>curphew
>>>>>>where you got to be in your room?
>>>>>>I know they got dorms and roommates. They don't have apartments.
>>>>>>Someone
>>>>>>told me from Nabs ACB list that the food was not too good; it was
>>>>>>mostly
>>>>>>fried food which is very unhealthy.
>>>>>>As to nurses, I can understand that if a blind person cannot identify
>>>>>> their
>>>>>>meds; I mean some newly blind people cannot read braille or print and
>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>know what meds they have in what bottle!
>>>>>>But some blind people have the skills already to take their meds.
>>>>>>However, is this an individual thing?  Does everyone have to relinquish
>>>>>>their meds, or just the ones who cannot take it independently yet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On their website it says you have to agree to relocate after the
>>>>>>program.
>>>>>>That sounds terrible for the reasons you stated. If you don't have
>>>>>> friends
>>>>>>or family down in say Georga, then why move there?
>>>>>>Maybe so LWSB doesn't hear from you again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ashley
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: Joshua Lester
>>>>>>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:04 PM
>>>>>>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] lions world
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In Little Rock, Arkansas? I attended there for 4 weeks. That is one of
>>>>>>those centers like the one Tara was talking about. They have "lights
>>>>>>out," "nurses controling meds," etc. I know, because I was there. They
>>>>>>thought that every blind person needed counseling. They called it
>>>>>>assertiveness training. The whole thing is a scam! They ship you off
>>>>>>to another state once you've graduated. Let's say, your home state is
>>>>>>Arkansas, (because that's mine.) You go through the IRS program, (for
>>>>>>example.) Once you've graduated, (since there are no jobs for you in
>>>>>>that field, they'll ship you to Georgia, Florida, Alabama, or
>>>>>>somewhere else, without your consent. I want to stay in Arkansas. All
>>>>>>of my family is here. You think I'm going to a state where I don't
>>>>>>know anyone from Adam? Nope! That's all LWSB is good for. Stay away!
>>>>>>Go to LCB, if you want that kind of training, but stay away from LWSB!
>>>>>>Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On 2/11/11, Josh Kennedy <jkenn337 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to let you guys know that I will be going to lions world within
>>>>>>>the next 5 or so months. I will be going for desktop support
>>>>>>>technician
>>>>>>>and then microsoft certified systems engineer program.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Josh
>>>
>>>
>>>
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