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

Tue Aug 28 15:05:45 UTC 2012

I think he might be autistic or something. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Conklin center for the Blind question:very immediate 
response is fully requested and fully needed


>I have a son who gets up very early for high school and have to make sure
> he's out of bed. Just one of the many pleasures of being a mom. Lol!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Cathy-Alice Koyanagi
> To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: r.sanfilippo at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Conklin center for the Blind question: very 
> immediate
> response is fully requested and fully needed
>
>
> Yes, I have recieved these.  Sherri what the heck are you doing up???
> giggle.  I am up because I was released from hospital yesterday and
> still in great deal of pain and discomfort.  I fell on Wednesay and the
> head injury causes terrible dizziness and vomiting.
> CATHY FUNNY:  I called my blind girlfriend to tell he I had been in the
> hospital and that is why I had not returned calls.  My friend, Randi,
> said, "Cathy-Alice you should have called and tolde me I would hav
> visited you."  I replied, "Randi, when I am in the hospital I do not
> like visitors because I do not have my make up o, my lipstick on, or my
> wig on."  Then Randi said, "Cathy-Alice I am blind!"  There was a pause
> in conversation, then we both burst out laughing at the pure delight of 
> it.
> Keep the joy in your heart,  Cathy-Alice
>
>
> Original message:
>> Yes, he is the person who always announces that he's starting chapters of
>> both organizations without the backing of said organizations.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Cathy-Alice Koyanagi
>> To: petercerullo at aol.com
>> Cc: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Conklin center for the Blind question: very
>> immediate
>> response is fully requested and fully needed
>
>
>> YIPPEE!!! And thank you Peter and David for speaking up and standing
>> tall.  Hopefully this will end this behavior, which I question motives
>> and agenda.  Perhaps he can use the internet for increaseing his
>> knowledge of NFB and of the Conklin Center. I have recieverd many
>> emails from this unknown person, who somehow attains email list???
>> Look him up on the web...interesting.   Again thanks David and Peter!!!
>> Cathy-Alice
>
>
>> Original message:
>
>>> Hello David,
>
>>> I agree with your response to this young man's ignorance.
>>> If Mr. Kaiser was an active member of the NFB he most certainly would
>>> know that the Conklin Center is a well respected institution, privately
>>> funded and community oriented. The Conklin Center's Director Robert
>>> Kelly along with his well trained dedicated staff work diligently on
>>> the necessary training that truly prepares its clientele for
>>> integration into society.  As the President of the NFB Greater Daytona
>>> Beach Chapter I have several Conklin Center alumni as members and their
>>> hard work and dedication to this NFB chapter is well appreciated.
>
>>> Peter Cerullo
>>> petercerullo at aol.com
>
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; nfbf-l
>>> <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sun, Aug 26, 2012 11:49 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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