[Blindmath] Questions about accommodations

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Well, that is true in general, but at UA where I did my graduate work, there 
were a half dozen or so quadroplegic students who indeed had personal 
attendants.  Always there is someone who needs what you normally take for 
granted no one needs.
One such student was a man who had broken his neck in a diving accident at 
age 17. He married at age 23, and indeed he hired a personal attendant.
(He and his wife also had children later on.  I didn't ask for details....)
And also, in between total incapacity and total health, I myself use a 
wheelchair and have paid people to shop and clean for me and help out on 
occasion.
As for the school picking up the bill, they did not -- the students were 
responsible for making those types of arrangements themselves, and most 
often it worked out well.
Now back to blindness, I think a blind person should also take care of 
learning personal skills and not leave that up to the school.
Off soap box.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Mooney" <slemooney at msn.com>
To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Questions about accommodations


I may be daft, but if you're a graduate student, I sincerely hope you can 
find your way around campus, take a bath, dress yourself and figure out how 
to get a meal into your stomach.  Yikes!  I would think readers would be in 
order but an "assistant" sounds like a big order.  Perhaps the school 
misunderstood the original request?

SM
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