Category: Daily Living
Hi there everyone! I'm looking for a school where I can learn mobility and daily living skills. I have been to one before called the Carol Center, and it was horrible. I am 21, and we had a curfew and the teachers treated us like we were mentally chalenged. Can you recommend any good places? Thanks!
There is a center in Ruston Louisiana I think. It is pretty well known and you start out by being put in an apartment.
There's one in Minnosota called Blind Inc. I haven't gone there myself because it sounds way too structured, if you know what I mean. The site is:
www.blindinc.org
I wish I could put a link in here, but html sounds confusing.
Oh yuck! No NFB schools for me! They suck! They treat you like children!
Hi,
I actually attended Blind Inc and had a very good overall experience there.
Ifyou'd like to chat about it, send me a message. I won't try and change your mind, just tell you what I liked and answer your questions.
James K
Do they? okay, I'll take your word for it.
Ever heard of the Living Skills Center in San Pablo, California? I went there and I was able to learn a lot. They're not an NFB center, and the cool thing for me was that I actually got to live in an apartment and deal with all the day-to-day stuff, not just simulate it in a classroom and stay in a dorm. Now, I'm honestly not sure if they treated us like children or not, as I went some 21 years ago and policies may ahve changed from hen to now. I'm pretty sure they ahve a website which you could Google for and see if their approach is the type you're looking for.
that website is:
www.livingskillscenter.org
An excellent program there.
What about Orientation Center for the Blind in Albany or any other California living skills programs. I'm almost 24 and have come to the realization that I really need some blind-oriented living skills training. I too don't want any centers that lean toward one organization or the other (like NFB or ACB). My boyfriend is going to one in Southern California that's put on by Junior Blind of America and I have a friend who's going to the Living Skills Center in San Pablo... I can't make up my mind :P
Lions World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas offers daily living skills, apartment living training, mobility and vocational training.
www.lwsb.org
501-664-7100
You say the NFB centers treat people like children, but you had a curfew at age 21? Good Lord. I went to the Colorado Center for the blind, learned a ton, and never felt I was treated like achild at all.