[nabs-l] nfb training centers

[David Andrews]

A good center will find a way to challenge you, if you are good at 
something.  I was a good traveler so they had me teach some.  It 
made  me better.  I could cook so I substituted for teacher when she 
went on vacation.  I was a good Braille reader so I worked on Grade 3 
Braille.

There is always a way.

Dave

At 09:32 PM 2/2/2014, you wrote:
>I am always interested in center experiences. I am curious as to the 
>Braille aspect. I read contracted Braille at about 140 words and 
>hope to increase that to 175 within the next year or so. I know the 
>nemith code code pretty much up through algebra 2 and probably then 
>some. My  Braille music skills are fair. I am just curious as to 
>what a Braille component could do for me.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 2, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Kelsey,
> >
> > I would absolutely 100% recommend an NFB training center. If you have
> > voc rehab they will pay for all of it. Depending on what state you're
> > in, you may have to convince them why an NFB center is better for you
> > than a state center, but we can all help you with that.
> > I attended Louisiana Center for the Blind in 2008, and it was a great
> > experience. They do test your skills in each class at the beginning
> > and they set up your assignments according to your individual
> > strengths and weaknesses. For example, they may start you off in the
> > kitchen by practicing a lot with different types of knives and then
> > have you start learning to cook with the oven and stove.
> > I had good tech skills when I got to LCB, so for my final project I
> > learned basic sound editing and edited one of the LCB play recordings.
> > It was a ton of fun and it was great to do something useful for the
> > center.
> > For travel they give you all the basic skills so you can travel
> > competently in any kind of unfamiliar environment. My mobility skills
> > were my weak point when I got to the center. By the time I graduated I
> > could feel comfortable crossing parking lots and finding buildings
> > based on their addresses. I also found that I could learn a route to a
> > new place after being shown once or twice. Before I went to the
> > center, it would take me many rounds of practice before I would get a
> > route down. Although I still get lost sometimes, I find that since
> > graduating from the center, I can recognize when I am lost and correct
> > the problem a lot faster.
> >
> > Best,
> > Arielle
> >
> >> On 2/2/14, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hello,  it sounds like you are interested in attending one of our NFB
> >> Training centers, and sounds like it would certainly benefit you.
> >>  The first question of funding can probably be answered by asking if you
> >> have a case  with Voc Rehab?
> >> i attended a training center and have worked with rehab in order to get
> >> there. I would be happy to answer any questions you have and 
> direct  you to
> >> folks who can answer questions for you that I can't.
> >> Feel free to contact me at dsmithnfb at gmail.com  if you like, and 
> I'll do my
> >> best to assist.