[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

[Sarah Jevnikar]

Hi! I'm not a part of NFB (most unfortunately) but NABS is absolutely
fantastic. Welcome - I hope you enjoy out many discussions.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Hope Paulos
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:20 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

Hi there! I too wanted to welcome you to the list.  Have you 
spoken to your local Nfb chapter about your schooling issues? If 
not, you should do so because perhaps they will be able to help 
you get more accommodations.
Hope and Beignet

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:13:43 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

>Hello, Franandaya.  Welcome to the list.  Feel fre to introduce
>yourself any time.
>Beth

>On 11/5/08, Franandiah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> 
wrote:
>> Hello everyone.  I'm new here and I just want to say, YOU ALL 
ARE
>> LUCKY! I go to a very small christian private schools, and I get
>> nothing! I get "enlarged" assignments and extended tests, but 
that is
>> about it.  Though I know braille, nobody will provide it for me.  
My
>> sight is 20/800.  I am colour blind, I don't have either 
preferal
>> vision or depth perseption and yet all I ever hear is "Oh, you 
have
>> some sight so use it!" So consider yourselves VERY lucky.  I 
would do
>> anything to get braille books.  I can't read this print much 
longer, I
>> go home crying because my eyes are burning so badly.  You all 
are
>> luckier than you know.

>> On 11/4/08, hannah <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>> All of my materials are brailled or on audio, but I don't get
>>> extra time on tests...

>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Rania" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 16:34:38 -0500
>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

>>>>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
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:05 PM
>>>>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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