[blindlaw] Requesting information:

[Tom Ladis]

Sure, they already got $1400 for the class and another $150 per hour with a 
tutor.

This is not accommodation when you have to pay more than sighted people to 
take a class that is not designed for blind people and they want to charge 
extra to level the playing field in the classroom.  According to the ADA, 
are they not supposed to be willing to step up and make a contribution to 
the disable community on occasion?

In addition, is not LSAC supposed to be willing to help prepare you for the 
test since it is not presented to us in the same manner as everybody else 
who takes it?

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Requesting information:


> Wow, you were given a discounted rate.  I paid about $1600 for 9 sessions 
> and $1000 for a 9 session class.  They "made an exception" and gave me 6 
> additional sessions at no cost upon my request since I argued that I only 
> had the use of a tuter with no supplamental materials.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 6/2/10, Tom Ladis <tom at tomladis.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Tom Ladis <tom at tomladis.com>
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Requesting information:
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 11:01 PM
>> William,
>>
>> If you do not mind me asking, how much did you pay for
>> tutoring by Kaplan? I asked my instructor and he told me
>> that, from what he knew, they had tutor packages starting at
>> 10 hours for $1500. Nobody ever told me about that
>> option until the class was already under way, and nobody
>> every made any attempts to take my need for personalized
>> accommodations into consideration. In addition, I am pretty
>> sure that I would need more than ten hours just to work out
>> a system for the logic games, and already had to beat my DHS
>> counselor up (kidding) for the voucher to pay for the
>> class.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William ODonnell"
>> <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Requesting information:
>>
>>
>> > From: Aaron Lemon-Strauss <Aaron.Lemon-Strauss at kaplan.com>
>> > Subject: RE: Requesting information:
>> > To: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>,
>> "Keith Witek" <Keith.Witek at kaplan.com>
>> > Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 3:53 PM
>> >
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>> > William,
>> >
>> > Nice to hear from you. We appreciate the feedback you
>> provided to improve our programs which I have shared with
>> others at Kaplan. Kaplan provides access to its programs
>> taking into account each individual’s particular
>> disability and will continue to assist future students in
>> reaching their goals. I understand the tutoring option
>> worked well for you. We wish you the best of luck in your
>> educational endeavors.
>> >
>> > Aaron
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: William ODonnell [mailto: william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com
>> ]
>> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:30 PM
>> > To: Aaron Lemon-Strauss ; Keith Witek
>> > Subject: Requesting information:
>> >
>> > William O’Donnell
>> > 135 West 23RD Street
>> > Apartment 1014 box 35
>> > New York , NY 10011
>> > Kaplan test preparation
>> > 16 Peter cooper square
>> > New York , NY 10009
>> > Good evening all,
>> > I would like to follow-up with you on some prior
>> information. I understand that the Kaplan administration was
>> diligently working on fixing many of the accessibility
>> problems with there website and ADA versions of there
>> preparation material. I am interested in finding out what
>> has been rectified for future students with visual
>> impairments who want or are interested in utilizing
>> Kaplan’s courses and services. Thank you in advance,
>> > William O’Donnell
>> >
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