[Blindmath] Questions about accommodations

[Jose Tamayo]

I often wonder what the word "take care of him/herself" means and what right
we think we have to categorize anyone particular person because of our
specific experience.  If you are going into a top notch university, it does
not mean you are able to take care of yourself; it means you have a
particular set of skills that placed you there.  I know individuals who have
been to "top notch" universities and I vcan bring up a long list of things
that they can't take care of, including coursework.

Pardon my wording but : It is unfair and narrow minded to classify people
based on anything other than that person's experience.  The accommodations
cannot be based on a general set of rules founded on assumptions.  Each
person must be evaluated and unique set of  services provided for the
individual.

Regards,
Jose Tamayo 


-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:06 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Questions about accommodations

Even if that person cannot that type of assistance should be considered
separately from any math type assistance. 
Also, I am uncomfortable with "the university" deciding how well I get
around, remember if you can see, you've got signs and other things you
can just look at to help so you know that "the exit" is over here, the
ladies' room is over here, the snack bar is someplace else. Take away
those signs and people who can see are not nearly as independent as
anybody likes to think. 
I also am very uncomfortable with the question of "what type of
assistance will this person need" being tied to whether or not that
person gets admitted to the university. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Susan Mooney
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 6:29 AM
To: qubit; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Questions about accommodations

Totally understood in the case of a student who's a quad, le, but not
for a regular ol' blind student who managed to get into a top notch
university's graduate program.  That student should be expected to be
able to take care of him/herself.

SM
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