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Blind
Kowalski said he had other job offers before he enrolled in law school.
The State of Kansas offered him a job filling vending machines with paper cups, Social and Rehabilitation Services offered a 1-month training him to talk on the phone so he could work.
Kowalski said he decided to go back to school.
Although he was "bent out of shape with doctors" after his retinal operation, Kowalski said he considered going to medical school to study psychology.
When he applied at the University of New York, he asked what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what,
a unique experience. "Kowalak said is
"I said, 'Do I want to be a psychologist or a unique question?' "
These experiences led to Kowalski's decision to go to law school at KU.
Kowalski studies law with the help of readers and tape recorders. His reader, Leavenworth law student Michael Carrins, learned from a professor to write on tapes, to which Kowalski later listens.
Kowalski said he also reads braille, or "funny bumps."
"It permeates every conversation. 'How can I do it?' he said, mimicking his kiss.
Kowskial aid some of his professors still taught law nor, nor well in law school despite his blindness.
Blackboards bother his professors more than they bother Kowalski, he said. Some of his instructors can't imagine how Kowalski get the information from the board to his notes.
"I tell them just to talk about it while they write," he said.
"law school has adapted to Tom" with no major problems, Kowalski said. Interviewing for jobs with law firms has been more of a problem, he said.
Kowalski has adapted to law school, and
Unlike other job applicants, Kowalski said he has to not only promote his qualifications for the position, but also has to convince a lawyer that he would be a blind lawyer could function in a law firm.
Most interviewers have been hard to convince, he said.
But Kowalski said he was certain he could perform well in a law office.
"You really don't need eyes to practice law," he said.
"Anybody can develop a memory," he said.
In my case, I'd better, or I won't be able to finish. "I can't."
"A lot of people say, 'If you're blind, you gotta be different,' and they leave you alone.
“Until I went blind, I didn't know people could be so narrow-minded. I might have been really weird.”
General attitudes toward the blind underlie a lack of empathy and, with professors, peers, and employers.
Shoes
From page 1
shoes that lace for extra ankle support, are well constructed and in good condition," he said.
If the sidewalks are very icy, Martin suggested taking strips of the patch material found on automobile inturtresses and putting it on the sidewalk or, using ice cleats that strap on regular shoes.
For other people frequently outside, like jogging fanatics who insist on running in the inclement weather, Glenis Mann, part owner of In Season Sporting Goods, 844 Massachusetts St., said there was a hiking boot with a running sole. However, she said it was fairly heavy.
Charles Patti, who owns Patti Shoe Service,
101 Massachusetts St., along with his brother
One of the biggest problems with weather shoes, the sports shoes, Patti said, results when the shoes get wet.
James, said thin rubber soles could be bought
at $13 and put on the bottom of a bottom
footbook for $40.
"The first people will work do is to put the shoes next to heat when they' ve wet. Some people use them."
But putting wet shoes close to heat, Patti said the leather burns from the inside out very quickly and results in cracked soles. Avoiding this, he said, is very simple.
There's a wide range of shoes and soles to select from, but the best advice is to walk slowly, wear shoes with some type of traction and carry a pillow for any crash landings.
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Announcing the 1982 All-Campus Tournament January 23-31,1982
Backgammon'
Pente
Billiards'
Darts
Checkers
Chess'
following games . . .
Ping-pong
Go
Risk
Scrabble
Dominoes
Dungeons &
Dragons
Frisbee *
Foosball *
- Winners receive all-expense paid trip to Wichita, Kansas to compete in the regionals against other colleges and universities
Prizes Given Away Include ...
SPELLBOUND—a unique multi-faceted crossword cube game
MASTERMIND—a fun coded-message discovery game
FRISEES—the very popular living disc
Also some gift certificates from Fun & Games,
1002 Massachusetts, will be given away.
Winners will be known as the 1982 Campus Champ
of their game.
Just fill out the entry blank available at the SUA office. 4th floor, Kansas Union
Can pay a small entry fee for an individual game or can pay a $5 general entry fee and play in as many games as desired.
Deadline is Friday, January 22.
Return all entry blanks to the SUA office.
call SUA 864-3477
The Competition Awaits YOU
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IF you do, and you want to build a lasting friendship with someone who needs a real friend then come to the
WORKSHOP—Monday, Jan. 25 7:30 p.m.in Pine Room, Student Union
For more info call Kari Dycke 843-2379 or Rick Lingreen 749-2747
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