[nfb-talk] Attending CCB

[Anjelina]

Misty,
May I forward your message to another blind Parent who is in a similar situation as yours? She's also a single parent was considering going to CCB. Thanks

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On May 24, 2013, at 10:30 PM, "Michael D. Barber" <michael.nfbi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Misty:  Although I have not attended the Colorado Center for the Blind, I
> know its director and some of the teachers and know they have a very good
> program.  It's one you'll be very happy you've attended.    If you haven't
> already looked at their web page, let me direct you to this link:
> 
> http://coloradocenterfortheblind.org/
> 
> Many successful students have graduated from that center.  I highly
> recommend it.  You may want to call them and ask about the child care
> question.
> 
> Cordially,
> Michael D. Barber, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Misty Dawn
> Bradley
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:43 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Cc: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Attending CCB
> 
> Hi all, 
> Have any of you attended the Colorado Center for the Blind, and how were
> your experiences there? 
> I am considering attending next year after I finish my associates degree but
> am researching to find out if it is the best place for me. I have lived on
> my own for about 6 years now and can travel and use public transportation,
> but I probably could use some improvement in some areas and also would like
> to improve job and career skills. 
> Do you think the center is mainly for those that are newly on their own or
> just become blind, or do you think that someone that has been blind from
> birth and on their own for some time could also benefit from attending CCB?
> I attended a center in a different state that was not an NFB center, but I
> felt that it was not the right place for me and did not complete my term
> there. 
> Also, if you have children, can you still live in the center's apartments,
> or do you have to just be a day student and live outside of the center's
> housing? I am wondering, because I am a single mother of a 5-year-old, so I
> would have to figure out how that is done as far as housing. I would also
> have child care worked out in advance, so that wouldn't be an issue during
> the day while I am in classes at the center, but I definitely need to find
> out about living in the center's apartments with a child. 
> Also, I am out-of-state, and I am wondering how people here have convinced
> their state's vocational rehab to help them attend the center? I have not
> brought it up with my state's vocational rehab yet because I am still
> researching about the center and the Denver Area in general. If I plan to
> attend during the summer or fall of next year, how soon should I bring it up
> with Vocational Rehab here in North Carolina? 
> Thank you, 
> Misty 
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