[Blindmath] Questions about accommodations

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as for tutoring, I tutored math the entire 5 years I was an undergrad to get 
money for books and things.
That was when I used a cctv to read.  But that didn't diminish my 
effectiveness -- in fact, the students liked my tv, and I believe I was a 
good tutor -- at least many students said so.
Anyway, as I got proficient in more and more advanced math course material, 
I figured I was in my rights to charge more for tutoring most subjects.  So 
when the athletes came to me for tutoring, I told them my price.  They 
invariably said the athletic department would pay for it. But when I went 
with my time card to collect my wages, they said they only paid minimum 
wage.  I argued that it was my price, but they thumbed their nose and said I 
shouldn't charge at all for helping someone with his homework...  I was 
incensed.  Anyway, I told the students that I expected the rest of my fee. 
They acted like I was asking thim to swim the English channel, and said if 
their department wouldn't pay, they would just write up a time card with 
twice the hours on it and I could turn that in. But I didn't want to do 
that.
In the end, I didn't get my fee.  Oh well.  Back to blindness, if a bunch of 
able-bodied athletes can get tutoring paid for, why not a blind math 
student, if they need it?
I'd tutor him...*smile*
But I want my fee.
Have a nice weekend.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica" <jess28 at samobile.net>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Questions about accommodations


Hi,
In my experience with the O&M stuff it's generally something that the
state agency for the blind would pay for to get the student used to
traveling on a college campus. Also keep in mind with the way the
economy is right now that the colleges may not be willing to pay for
the Math books to be brailled because unfortunately it's extremely
expensive to get a book brailled.  By the way that is what the tutoring
services on campus are for also they will evaluate you to see what type
of services you make need. Also, keep in mind some of the tutoring
services on campuses get federal money and to keep it coming so to
speak they need to have a certain number of students using their
services. I know when I was going to a local community college in my
area a few years ago that's what the person who was in charge of the
Math tutoring lab had told me.
Jessica

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