[nabs-l] accommodations in public school

[hannah jones]

i was supposed to have large print for everything and extra time. 
actually getting the large print would have been nice.



Sarah Jevnikar wrote:
> I also had Braille handouts, tests, and textbooks. I got double time for
> tests. I wouldn't say there was much I would have changed.
>
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> I had braille extra time on tests my books and hand outs were also brailled.
> Rania,
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:05 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
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>   
>> 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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