[nabs-l] Choosing a Center

[Jedi]

NFB centers will accept anyone. If the individual has a psychological 
condition, their might be stipulations that such an individual 
regularly takes their meds if they have any. There are also counseling 
services provided to individuals who want or need them. As for 
cognitive disabilities, they are accepted. I worked with some folks 
having various cognitive issues while in training as a travel instructor.

as to vocational training, I thought CCB had a customer service 
program? And besides, what's stopping any one of us from attending a 
vocational training program available to the public during or after our 
independence training?

Respectfully,
Jedi


Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> I went to CCB and thankfully graduted.  The thing about the NFB
> centers is that they may or may not accept people who have more
> than one disability, particularly mental disabilities/illnesses.
> This is because the activities are overwhelming and the work is
> tough.  I'm not sure how I can say this, but it took me going to
> CCB to get my parents to stop breathing down my neck about how
> incapable I was/could have been.
> Beth

>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:45:25 -0600
> Subject: [nabs-l] Choosing a Center

> Hi all,
> Many VR agencies will tell clients that they can only send them
> to
> in-state or "in-contract" centers for training. However, this is
> only
> partially true. VR agencies prefer to send clients to centers
> with
> which they have established contracts, which are usually in-state
> centers. But by law VR agencies are required to support a
> client's
> choice of center if that choice is justified, even if the center
> is
> out-of-state or out-of-contract. I don't know the legal specifics
> but
> several Federation leaders can provide assistance with this,
> including
> Jim Omvig, Amy Phelps, Fred Schroeder and Edward Bell. If you are
> having problems getting a VR counselor to respect your informed
> choice, talk with your state president and try to get connected
> with
> one of these people.
> I have experience with this process because I was in the odd
> situation
> of trying to get my state to send me to LCB for training instead
> of
> CCB. They were willing to send me to CCB (where they had a
> contract)
> but not LCB. I wanted to go to LCB because I had been offered a
> chance
> to do some work with the blindness research institute at
> Louisiana
> Tech and I felt this opportunity was critical to my career
> development
> (and it turned out to be quite helpful after all). I had to make
> that
> case to my VR agency and though my counselor supported my
> decision,
> his supervisors did not and it took quite a lot of discussion and
> letters from Dr. Bell and from my state president, but they
> finally
> complied and I went to LCB. For most of you who are wanting to go
> to
> any NFB center rather than an in-state one (and not choosing
> between
> NFB centers like I did), there are many reasons you can give for
> the
> superiority of NFB centers: off-campus living, comprehensive
> training,
> blind mentors/instructors, use of sleepshades if you have partial
> sight, and probably others I am forgetting.
> Arielle

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