[BlindMath] request for advice

[David Farmer]

A possibly trivial comment:

Why does the the course coordinator have the final say in this matter?

On Wed, 12 Dec 2018, Carlos Garcia via BlindMath wrote:

> Hi All,
> I am a current freshman in college, and I have run into a significant
> problem. Next week, I am scheduled to take my final exam in math class. I
> planned on taking this exam in braille. Unfortunately, I was recently
> informed that the coordinator of the course refuses to release the exam for
> transcription, as he is uncomfortable with the exam being off campus for a
> week (the time it takes to transcribe the exam into braille). His argument
> for this is that the course consists of over 800 students, and he fears a
> leak of the exam.
> At this point, I'm not exactly sure what to do. they have offered to
> transcribe it into latex for me, but I don't entirely feel comfortable with
> that quite yet. That's why I've always asked for it in braille. The other
> alternative they've suggested is that they provide me with a reader,
> although it is uncertain if they could provide me with a content literate
> one. Regardless, I don't do my best with a reader, and this is also why I
> have always requested braille.
> Do any of you have any advice on what I should do?
> Thank You all,
> Carlos
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