[nabs-l] reintroducing myself to the list

josh lester jlestermusic at gmail.com
Sat Jan 30 06:12:57 UTC 2016


Hey Laurel!
Welcome back!

On 1/29/16, Jonathan Franks via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Welcome back and Hook Em' Horns :p
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 29, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Laurel via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> My name is Laurel and I'm a student at the University of Oklahoma. I
>> have been on this list for several years, but it has been an extremely
>> long time since I have posted anything, so there are a few of you who
>> might remember me, but most of you probably don't. I moved to Oklahoma
>> from Texas, where I attended a university that refused to accommodate
>> me and essentially denied me an education. I won't write too much
>> about that publicly, it's a long story, but basically I transferred to
>> the University of Oklahoma and have so far had a wonderful experience
>> here. Norman, Oklahoma is a very good place to live for a blind
>> student. There is public transit, para-transit and it's also very
>> walkable.
>> Here at OU I study Russian, it's my major. I love it and I want to
>> become an instructor of Russian language someday. I am learning
>> something like 6 or 7 other languages on my own, so if you know other
>> languages besides English, I would love to meet you. /smile/ I have a
>> guide dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind and we have been a team for 6
>> years. I am a member of the NFB, but am not currently involved in a
>> particular chapter.
>> I have a work-study job at my university where I help test for
>> accessibility, like in websites, software and I help to test different
>> materials for different courses the university offers. When I find
>> accessibility issues, I get to be part of the solution and help fix
>> them.
>> I enjoy reading you all's posts and look forward to knowing many of
>> you. Please feel free to write me off list at
>> laurel.Stockard at gmail.com if you want and we can chat.
>> Have a great evening,
>> Laurel
>>
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Joshua Lester
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