[nabs] Letting go :-(

[Laura Glowacki]

Dornetta,

Though I have no idea, from what Caitlin and Yvonne say, it may 
be worthwhile talking to other people in your state to find out 
if your counselor is indeed doing his/her job correctly.  It 
would certanly be a shame to close your case if there are still 
potential benefits to having it open.  Also, at least here, it 
does take some time to re-open a case particularly if you have 
moved.  Thus keeping it open may keep those avenues more readily 
open in the event of a need for future assistance.

Also, in any case, I thought they couldn't close it without your 
permission?  I would say refuse to close your case if you're 
uncomfortable.  It sounds like you are, and I don't blame you at 
all for that.

I echo Caitlin's sentiments about you being a strong advocate for 
yourself and to just keep that up.

Laura
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yvonne" <yvonne625 at verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion list for NABS, National Alliance of Blind 
Students.'" <nabs at acb.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs] Letting go :-(




Dornetta,



I thought your case remained open until you graduated and got a 
job, at
least that is what I understand for PA. Sounds like you are in a 
very scary
place right now, but remember you have all of us as a support 
system. Good
luck and keep your head up.

Yvonne



From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On 
Behalf Of
Dornetta
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:29 PM
To: National Alliance of Blind Students
Subject: [nabs] Letting go :-(



Hello all my peeps:

I apologize for the length of this email right-off-the-top. I 
just got off
the phone with my VR counselor here at the SC Commission of the 
Blind and
she recommended that we close my case *sigh-tear*. I know that 
this is
probably best since they are not really providing a service to me 
for
school. After the initial assessment in 2007 and me starting 
school fall of
that year, the only service that was provided has been technology
assisstance. So, I know that this is probably the right thing but 
I can't
help but feel like I am swimming among the sharks now and no one 
here to
"save" me should troble arrive. To be perfectly honest, they were 
my "safety
net", you know, someone to fall back on I.C.E. My original 
disability
counselor from the school has left and right now, they haven't 
hired another
in her position which means as far as school, I am alone or at 
least this is
how I feel. I don't really go to them for anything particular 
unless it is
major. Mrs. Mihal, my first and only counselor from the school, 
always made
it a habit to introduce me to the people that she was working 
with at the
school, like the people in IT and so on so that should any 
problems arise I
could go to them directly if she wasn't available. This 
arrangement made it
easier and allowed me to develop a working relationship with them 
instead of
having Mrs. Mihal setting up meeting, training, and such. So now 
that Mrs.
Mihal has left and I am in limbo and now with Deebie closing my 
case what do
I do? I understand that all counselors want an 26-closure and she 
has said
that she can and will reopen my case either when I graduate or 
should
problems arise but I am still feeling "some kindof way" about 
this. Are any
of you all in the same situation or have felt the same way? Any 
words or
encouragement or help that you can offer me will be 
great...thanks fam,

Dornetta

"Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack 
vision"-Stevie Wonder



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