[blindkid] how would you handle this PSAT issue?

[Jaquiss, Robert]

Hello:

     Here is a link to an article on the College Board site dealing with accommodations.
http://www.collegeboard.com/ssd/student/index.html

Regards,

Robert


Robert Jaquiss
National Federation of the Blind 
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230 
Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2422


-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sally Thomas
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:30 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
Subject: [blindkid] how would you handle this PSAT issue?

Our school district has decided to give the 8-10 grade students a chance to 
practice taking the PSAT (in 8th grade it is a pre-PSAT) prior to the 11th 
grade "real" test.  The 8th grade test was new last year when my son was in 
8th grade and they told me there wasn't a braille version.  I asked about 
the PSAT for 9th grade and the assured me that they were getting the 
accommodations set up and that he would take the test.  I asked again before 
the school year started and they said that he'd be ready to go.  This 
morning I received an email from the high school counselor telling me that 
the funding for the test was approved late so they won't be able to get a 
braille version of the test.  Mind you the test is next week so they must 
have known this for a while.

Doesn't the College Board have braille copies of the test on hand?  Can any 
of you tell me what you think the real reason is for the test not being 
available?  I already told the counselor that I was very unhappy with this 
and asked for the contact information of the people who made the decision to 
give the test to all but the blind kids (probably not the most diplomatic 
approach).  Of course I have not had a response but I am wondering who would 
be best to contact on this.  I am trying to fight the urge to contact 
everyone in authority until I get some feedback from some of you who are 
informed but a little less emotionally charged about this.

Thanks for your help.

Sally Thomas 


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