[Users] Independent Living Centers

[Cory McMahon]

This will be a brand-new experience, so I have been feeling a sense of
anxiety, but I think that once I get there and figure out what I am in
for, I will do just fine.

Cory M

users at zonebbs.com writes:
>that's good
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Cory McMahon" <cmcmahon at msb.k12.mo.us>
>To: <users at zonebbs.com>
>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [Users] Independent Living Centers
>
>
>>I will be staying at an apartment while at the facility in Cleveland.
>>
>> Cory M
>>
>> users at zonebbs.com writes:
>>>the program at bism was eight months long. I also learned how to manage
>>>an
>>>apartment as well as how to go food shopping Rania,
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Cory McMahon" <cmcmahon at msb.k12.mo.us>
>>>To: <users at zonebbs.com>
>>>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:06 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Users] Independent Living Centers
>>>
>>>
>>>> The program I will be attending lasts six weeks, so hopefully I can
>>>gain a
>>>> lot of experience.
>>>>
>>>> Cory M
>>>>
>>>> users at zonebbs.com writes:
>>>>>I went to bism wich is called blind industries and services of
>maryland.
>>>>>I
>>>>>learned a lot there like how to cut things and cook as well as lots of
>>>>>valuable skills. Rania,
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>From: "Cory McMahon" <cmcmahon at msb.k12.mo.us>
>>>>>To: <users at zonebbs.com>
>>>>>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:06 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Users] Independent Living Centers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Regarding cutting-I went to my Aunt's a couple of months ago, and
>she
>>>>>> provided me with utensils to cut food, and I sat there not knowing
>>>what
>>>>>to
>>>>>> do with them. Hopefully the center will help me with this and many
>>>other
>>>>>> skills.
>>>>>> Cory M
>>>>>>
>>>>>> users at zonebbs.com writes:
>>>>>>>Well, the only one I've been to is the Colorado Center for the blind
>>>>>>>here in Colorado.  The good was and is that I now have been living
>on
>>>>>>>my own, meaning not with my parents for 19 years and it feels good.
>>>>>>>the bad is that since there were at one time so many of us, we I
>feel
>>>>>>>didn't get the one on one we needed all the time for cooking. I did
>>>get
>>>>>>>one on one trust me, but I didn't learn how to cut stuff, or
>anything
>>>>>>>like that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>While I was there, I had to take braille, and the good thing about
>>>that
>>>>>>>was I got my slate and stylus speed up, the bad thing was it was
>>>fairly
>>>>>>>boring cause I am totally blind and so knew braille.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hope that helps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Lelia
>>>>>>>
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