[blindkid] ADA Question

[Carol Castellano]

Hi Alyssa,

Here's a link to the actual law.  http://www.ada.gov/reg3a.html

You can search for the word Braille (31 references to it) and then 
see exactly what the law says.  If you find there is a requirement 
you can begin advocating for the school to fulfill it.

Hope this helps.

Carol

Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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At 04:50 PM 3/13/2014, you wrote:
>Hello all. Unfortunately, I've found the lack of signage to be an 
>even bigger problem on college campuses than anywhere else. I attend 
>Northern Illinois University which has been around for quite some 
>time. Many of the buildings were built before the ADA was 
>established. With that being said, I discussed this problem with the 
>school's diss ability office. They told me these places do not have 
>to make the changes unless the place is reconstructed. As a result, 
>I've had to collaborate with the Braille consultant at the 
>disability office to put labels where I need them. Do I have to 
>accept that? I know I'm not the only blind student on this campus. 
>It's also a surprise since this school has one of the two TVI 
>programs in the state. So is there anything I can legally do?
>Alyssa
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 13, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Marianne Denning 
> <marianne at denningweb.com> wrote:
> >
> > I know several O&M instructors who don't encourage the low vision
> > students to carry a cane.  I must admit, even with the extremely low
> > vision I once had, I did not carry a cane and then when I did it was
> > only for identification when I crossed a street.  Confessions of a
> > blind woman.  I know how they feel.  We need to be proud of being
> > blind even when society tells us we should be ashamed of it.
> >
> > I love braille signage even though I grew up without it.  It is really
> > helpful, even when I think I know where I am.  I use it to confirm
> > that I am in the right place. But if I don't have signage I use other
> > information.
> >
> >> On 3/13/14, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org> wrote:
> >> I don't doubt that is true. I can't imagine that will ever change. We
> >> stopped making the braille signage into a battle long ago at the 
> school. It
> >> is almost laughable how many times the school has defensively 
> announced they
> >> are working in the signs without our further inquiry. They know we'd like
> >> the problem fixed, but as I mentioned I will focus on more pressing needs
> >> like substandard textbook solutions, and required web sites which are not
> >> accessible.
> >>
> >> Our personal signage concern is MUCH more about a new unfamiliar (and also
> >> larger) school (we change to middle school next year). We looked 
> at several
> >> schools. I believe the one with the defective permanent Braille 
> signs is the
> >> middle school the county prefers blind students to attend-- the 
> one with the
> >> resource room. But they mostly have low vision kids there (as far as VI
> >> kids) and a lot of these students won't even carry canes, let 
> alone read any
> >> Braille signs, we are told.
> >>
> >> Perhaps, in their minds, this is not a big deal. I do not agree with their
> >> lax position. This does not motivate or impress me. How do they plan to
> >> foster independence for VI students when the kids are allowed to be
> >> apathetic about reading door signs on their own, and refuse to use their
> >> white canes?
> >>
> >> As you may have surmised, this particular school is not towards the top of
> >> the list of schools for our child.
> >>
> >>    -RH
> >>
> >>> Adults who are blind have to pick their battles too.
> >>
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> > --
> > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> > (513) 607-6053
> >
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