[blindlaw] FW: Law Students Report Positive Reaction toNo-Laptop Policy, ABA Journal, March 5, 2009

[T. Joseph Carter]

The problem with the system is the number of doodads you have to 
carry to make it work.

On the subject of electronic device bans in classrooms, I think the 
potential for stigma is too high, even when the entire class is 
released from the ban to attempt to avoid such a stigma.

My experience with this is a situation where any stigma created by 
such a ban--and by my accommodation negating it--was intentional on 
the part of the professors in question.  (That's a story in and of 
itself, but I have multiple independent means of showing that it was 
done in the hopes that it would be harmful.)

Nothing can truly prevent willful discrimination, but setting the 
stage for some students being treated differently ultimately because 
of disability is likely to subject the person with the disability to 
negative consequences.  If those are unintended, the best way to 
avoid them is to prevent the possibility.

Joseph

On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 06:10:40PM -0500, Angie Matney wrote:
>Hi James,
>
>I use a Nokia N82 phone. I have a ThinkOutside keyboard (now marketed under the name iGo), and a BrailleConnect 12 display. I also use a bluetooth earpiece if I need to have any speech output. Whole system probably weighs under a pound.
>
>Angie