[blindkid] IEP Document Accessibility

Carol Castellano carol_castellano at verizon.net
Sat Oct 17 21:37:58 UTC 2009


I wonder if Kurzweil could handle the boxes and checks.
cArol

At 12:40 AM 10/17/2009, you wrote:
>I'm guessing the big deal in some cases is that this is not a simple
>text document we are dealing with.
>
>Our IEP's have a good number of boxes and check marks and then text is
>added in various places to explain why one thing or another is
>checked. I don't mean to suggest that braille readers can't understand
>that, but automated translation of these forms could jumble some of
>the content, so proper translations (at least with the forms they use
>in our schools) might require a fair amount of manual intervention.
>Our 7-year-old isn't really ready to be involved in her own IEP's yet
>but this will be interesting to deal with for her in a few years...
>
>It sounds like an issue that for some will turn into agreement that it
>"must" be done but in reality it won't be done, at least not with a
>good clean translation...
>
>One thing seems clear-- if future software design & purchase decisions
>for IEP packages had braille compatibility in mind from the start,
>things could be smoother in these matters, but where would one go to
>promote that sort of change? I haven't a clue where one should even
>start.
>
>Richard
>
>
>On Oct 16, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Barbara Hammel wrote:
>
>>Our school sends them electronically for me.  Sometimes we have to
>>hound them but I have gotten them.  My husband has also scanned them
>>into the computer before.  They're already on the computer so what
>>should the big deal be?
>>Barbara
>>
>>Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in
>>the coldest hearts.
>>
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>>Subject: [blindkid] IEP Document Accessibility
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>>>Hi Everyone,
>>>Our elder son is now in 7th grade & we would like for him to take a
>>>more active role in his IEPs.
>>>We get print copies of the reports, goals, & final IEP document.
>>>He can't read the print.
>>>If we didn't speak English, is it standard practice for these to be
>>>translated into the family's native language?
>>>If so, then along that line of reasoning, it would seem like the
>>>district should be required to provide these in an understandable/ 
>>>accessible format.
>>>Providing an electronic Word/Text version would be a little extra
>>>work, but certainly seems do-able.
>>>I would appreciate some insights into how others have approached
>>>this.
>>>Thanks
>>>Eric
>>>
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