[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

hannah sparklylicious at suddenlink.net
Fri Nov 7 14:26:30 UTC 2008


I totally agree...

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca
>To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 01:02:51 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

>I third it.  That's ridiculous and unacceptable.  They're 
violating your right
>to an education and that's criminal.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>Of Beth
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:23 AM
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

>I second that one, Antonio and Franandiah.
>Beth

>On 11/6/08, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
>> Hello Franandiah,

>> There is no officially recognized point at which braille is the 
preferred
>> method.  In other words, there is no absolute test that says one 
should use
>> braille if her sight is 20/500 or worst in the better eye, and 
the like.

>> Your vision, 20/800, is very very, very limited.  A good friend 
of mine had
>> 20/200, and she knew and used braille when necessary.  She is 
very low
>> vision, and I can't imagine someone four times blinder than her 
not using
>> braille.

>> You know you need braille, but your school will not provide it.  
The simple
>> fact you can not stand to read print, that you cry every day 
from
>straining
>> to read what you can't see, that you have no depth perception, 
and no
>> peripheral vision would be more than enough to warrant using 
braille.

>> It's pretty clear to me that your school is refusing to provide 
you a
>> service you need to continue your education.  don't let it 
happen.

>> I am providing you with the e-mail and phone number to the NFB 
President
>in
>> your state in a separate, private message.  Get in touch.

>> I am a Christian myself, but do not think attending a Christian 
school is
>> necessary to maintain your faith.  If you end up not receiving 
services,
>you
>> should either leave the school, or pressure them into providing 
you with
>the
>> right to read.

>> The bottom line for them is that braille is expensive, and they 
will do
>what
>> it takes not to spend that kind of money.  Again: don't let that 
happen.

>> Sincerely,

>> Antonio Guimaraes


>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Franandiah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school


>>>I live in Michigan.  The problem is, because I go to a Christian
>>> school, public services cannot do much because of the separation 
of
>>> church and state.  So, I'm really stuck.  My question is, what 
type of
>>> vision loss is needed to state that braille should be used as 
the
>>> dominate medium instead of large print?

>>> On 11/5/08, Dezman Jackson <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Franandiah,
>>>> This is a crying shame.
>>>> What state are you in? Perhaps there's someone on the list from 
the same
>>>> area or perhaps we can network you with some resources to get 
you what
>>>> you
>>>> need.

>>>> Dezman
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Franandiah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:11 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school


>>>>> 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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