[nabs-l] Trouble Using Computers on Campus

[Serena]

Hi Elizabeth

Actually, in most states, the Commission for the Blind or it's equivalent is 
responsible for paying for and providing the accessible software and 
installing it for you.  The school can install it, but it sounds like yours 
has no clue what they're doing.  In my case, the CBVI installed everything 
on my first computer, but, when that one crashed, my parents installed 
everything on the new one cause Mom knows computers enough to do it, ok, 
wihth lots of help over the phone from my computer geneous brother! lol


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:06 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] Trouble Using Computers on Campus


>
> Hello,
>
> It has been a while since I posted a message on here, but I welcome your 
> ideas and opinions on a situation I have encountered while using computers 
> on campus. I may be wrong here, but I have always thought that if a 
> college provided services such as access to computers on campus to sighted 
> students, then they should provide this same service to blind students as 
> well. I have tried searching for what the college or disabilities office 
> should be responsible for in terms of providing technology on campus, but 
> so far I have not been able to find anything on this subject.
>
> Currently the community college I am attending is attempting to provide 
> access to accessible technology on campus such as screen readers, scanning 
> software, and Braille translation. However, the college is failing 
> miserably at installing these programs correctly on the computer and 
> keeping them up to date. They said they would have everything up and 
> running before the beginning of the semester, but I am still having 
> problems using computers on campus.
>
> I am not quite sure how to go about solving this problem. Is the college 
> and the disabilities office responsible for providing accessible computers 
> on campus for blind students? And if so, what can I do to ensure that my 
> college or disabilities office installs accessible technology properly so 
> that I can actually use a computer on campus without receiving error 
> messages on technology that is not installed properly?
>
> Elizabeth
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