Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gB51NNX02161; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:23:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:23:23 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <CJEGLEBGEJGFHJKGPLLCOEGLFAAA.veb8899@fastmail.fm> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "VB" <veb8899@fastmail.fm> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4059] Re: News about Vocational Rehabilitation X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1838 Lines: 37 Hi Folks, I am a former list member who has rejoined for various reasons. As a person who is currently a client of my state voc rehab office, I feel my counselor tries very hard but those folks are unfortunately understaffed and as a result, they really don't have a clue about learning disabilities. Also, if you have a non verbal learning disability like I do, (Dyslexia is not the only LD) that makes it worse since this disability is not as well known as the other LDs. Right now, I am studying Assistive Technology and just completed my first course, which I am quite proud of doing since I have had many stops and starts since completing my bachelors degree in the dark ages:) Hopefully, I can find some type of career in that field and in the meantime, I need a job that I can do. Right now, I am doing temp work but that gets old after awhile. Anyway, I have done all of this on my own without any help from DRS. I also obtained my last position on my own without any help from them. But I am so tired of clerical and entry level jobs when I know I have the intellect to do better. Obviously, I don't have any solid evidence but it seems to me that unemployment and underemployment of the LD Population is a problem that needs addressing but everyone wants to ignore it. Self determination and similar themes sound so wonderful and are treated as the answer to all problems with disability and unemployment. But if your LD affects the processes that are involved in career planning/job hunting such as reading, organization, and visualization, among many other things, those words are extremely hollow and of little use. Anyway, I fear with this report, that the powers to be will think all is well when it sure it doesn't seem that way to me. I am glad to hear that a few of you seem to share my concerns. Vivian
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