[blindLaw] Accommodations

[Justin Harford]

It would not surprise me if this was common. I never had a reasonable accommodation withheld by teachers when I was succeeding but there were several times when I was placed in remedial classes.
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> On Jan 24, 2022, at 9:13 PM, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I was wondering if anyone found this to be a common experience.
> My VI child was interviewing a VI friend for a high school sociology paper.
> The friend, who goes to a prestigious NYC high school, said she finds teachers expect less of her as a visually impaired student.
> When she does as well or exceeds her sighted peers she finds certain teachers stop giving her the accommodations she needs.
> Obviously that is illegal, but what I am curious about is the prevalence of this type of thinking. Is this common?
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
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