[Nfbf-l] Conklin center for the Blind question: very immediate response is fully requested and fully needed

[Tara Prakash]

Not trying to defend or defy anyone, but I was wondering where would someone 
with such questions go if not to the people constituting the largest and 
oldest organization of the blind? I assumed that this list was a proper 
forum for such queries regarding an organization claiming to be 
educating/rehabilitating  the blind.
Your suggestion that the center itself can answer those questions is 
appropriate, but how much can someone trust what the center has to say about 
itself?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; 
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Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Conklin center for the Blind question: very immediate 
response is fully requested and fully needed


> You have asked this question before and people obviously don't know the 
> answers to your questions.  Further some of your questions can only be 
> answered by the Center itself.
>
> Once again you have spammed our lists with a bunch of junk questions.  And 
> ... I am not sure you are a NFB member, my friends from Florida can clear 
> this up, and if not you need to stop acting like you are.
>
> David Andrews, List Owner
>
> At 11:57 PM 8/25/2012, Mr. Alexander Scott Kaiser wrote:
>>Attention Fellow NFB of Florida Members:
>>Hi my name is Mr. Alexander Scott Kaiser. Has anyone completed the adult 
>>program at the Conklin Center for the blind, or do you know of anyone who 
>>has graduated from the Conklin Center for the blind? If so I would like to 
>>know what to expect and if the program is as successful as the conklin 
>>center staff members say it is or if they are providing bogus reports just 
>>so they can hold national accreditation and receive continuous state 
>>funding from the Florida Division of Blind Services year after year. Do 
>>you know of anyone of whom who has graduated from the Conklin Center for 
>>the Blind adult program  who says that the Conklin Center for the Blind 
>>prepared them for lifetime success? Has anyone complained to the Florida 
>>division of Blind Services about how basic the training at the Conklin 
>>Center is and of whom made the statements to the FDBS? Is the program at 
>>the conklin center for the Blind able to teach at as high enough intensity 
>>as the CCB, lcb and blind Incorporated? Does
>>   the conklin Center for the Blind focus too much on adjustment to 
>> blindness, and what does the conklin center require for educating and 
>> rehabilitating its clients? Are any of the courses at conklin taught by 
>> blind or Visually Impaired mentors? Is the program at the Conklin center 
>> teaching proper skills for advancement in life? Do they prohibit college 
>> attendence? Do I need to have corespondence through Hadley School for the 
>> Blind in order to learn the nemeth Code, the Unified english braille 
>> code, the braille music code, the shorthand notetaking braille code, 
>> complex orientation and mobility skills and advanced skills in personal 
>> management and home management while attending the Conklin Center for the 
>> Blind?
>>I nneed to know as immediately as possible because I am attending a 2 week 
>>evaluation at their facility and I need to know if the program provides 
>>adequate training in the alternative skills of blindness so I can provide 
>>supporting defense for my letter to my DBS councelor. Am I   better off 
>>going to the Colorado Center for the Blind after the evaluation at the 
>>conklin center for the Blind is over? My evaluation start date at the 
>>Conklin Center for the Blind is set for september 4, 2012. An immediate 
>>response is greatly appreciated. If you know anyone who has attended the 
>>conklin center for the Blind's program in it's whole entirety . please 
>>have them contact me. I can be contacted off list regarding this matter. 
>>My off list contact information is below:
>>
>>Email address: alexander.kaiser at myacc.net
>>
>>homephone number: 1 9 5 4 8 0 0 7 0 6 9
>>
>>cellphone number: 1 9 5 4 5 9 4 2 7 1 0.
>>
>>I am graciously seeking your feedback. Please write back as immediately as 
>>possible. Thank you for your time and consideration.
>>
>>
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Mr. Alexander Scott Kaiser
>
>
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