[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

[Rania]

I had braille extra time on tests my books and hand outs were also brailled.
Rania,
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From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Subject: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school


> Hi all,
>
> I'm asking this for a class as well as to compare my experience to yours. 
> I had pretty decent services.  I got braille and audio books and my TVI 
> was good at giving braille handouts and I got extra time on tests.
> As we have discussed before, I struggled fitting in socially though.
>
> In my psychology of individuals with disabilities class, I was asked to 
> present about visual impairment and accomodations and other academic 
> impact.  So my questions.
> 1. What accomodations did you use?
> 2. Were they effective? If you used print you may have been more effective 
> with braille.
>
> 3. What should have been done that was not?
>
> Common accomodations I can think of are: large print or braille handouts, 
> audio texts, and extended time on tests.
>
> Thanks
> Ashley
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