[blindLaw] Accommodations

Tue Jan 25 18:50:31 UTC 2022

Thanks.
Not to worry, this young person is not letting it stop her.
Although she did say it does cause stress and unnecessary eye strain.

It is not great that some people still equate ability or lack of ability with vision.
I am sure not everyone is as tough as you and my child’s friend.
I was told by a social worker who works with VI kids that most are depressed by the time they are teenagers.
I wonder if this problem of low expectations is a contributing factor.

ANN MARIE PREVOST
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Absolutely. This is very common. My teachers never withheld
accommodations. Perhaps that happens more to low vision children
rather than blind ones? I don't know. But I remember being told that I
should not try to do advanced science and math classes because they
would be harder. Mostly I railed against the teachers who tried to
impose low expectations on me, and by the middle of high school I
joined the advanced science and math classes with my friends. I'm
sorry this is still happening.

Julie

On 1/25/22, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw wrote:
> Thank you.
> You mean you were placed in remedial classes because of low expectations
> simply because you are VI ?
> That’s not right. What does it to docs child’s self esteem?
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> Date: Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022, 1:57 AM
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> 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 wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>> ANN MARIE PREVOST
>> Staff Attorney
>>
>> SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
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>> New York, NY 10019
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