[Nfbf-l] My Tour Of The Rehab Center

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Thanks for the prayers I really appreciate it.

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> On May 31, 2018, at 5:45 PM, Kathy Davis via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Roanna, I hope you will be attending the Greater Daytona Beach Chapter
> meetings while you are in Daytona participating in training at the Rehab
> Center. We meet on the forth Saturday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. at
> Houligan's restaurant. Call me on my home phone if you need more
> information. 386-677-6886. 
> 
> Praying that everything goes well for you during your training and do keep
> us posted!
> 
> Kathy Davis 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Merry Schoch
> via Nfbf-l
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 5:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] My Tour Of The Rehab Center
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> Sounds great for you. Enjoy and learn.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On May 31, 2018, at 4:21 PM, Roanna Bacchus via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I will.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On May 31, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Denise via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Enjoy your training. Let us know your progress. 
>>> 
>>> Denise Valkema, President  National Federation of the Blind of Florida 
>>> (305)972-8529
>>> president at nfbflorida.org
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>>> You can live the life you want.
>>> 
>>>> On May 31, 2018, at 3:11 PM, Roanna Bacchus via Nfbf-l
> <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Members,
>>>> 
>>>> Today my parents and I had the opportunity to tour the Rehabilitation
> Center For The Blind and Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach, Florida. When
> my Mom and I spent a weekend there sixteen years ago, we were not impressed.
> The facilities were not clean or safe. We had to share a bathroom with
> someone else.
>>>> 
>>>> This morning my parents and I left home at 7-30 Am and arrived just
> before our scheduled 9-00 Am tour. Edward Hudson who is the Bureau Chief was
> our tour guide. We were very impressed with what we saw today. The entire
> facility has been rebuilt from the ground up. The dormitory has thirty
> individual suites like a hotel. Each student stays in their own individual
> suite while they are on campus. Each room is equipped with its own desktop
> computer with programs that students use in class during the day. Meals are
> served three times a day in the cafeteria. In Home Management, students are
> taught to use the stove and prepare a meal. All of the staff members took
> time to answer any questions that we had. There is twenty-four hour security
> on campus. A security guard is on duty at all times in the dormitory.
>>>> 
>>>> I will be doing the Independent Living Skills program at the Rehab
> Center. I will be learning cooking, cleaning, doing my own laundry, learning
> the new Ueb braille code, labeling my own clothing, and learning to wash and
> dry my clothes. There is a possibility that I will be gaining work
> experience at the Braille And Talking Book Library. The Rehab Center is an
> hour away from my home.
>>>> 
>>>> Roanna Bacchus  
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