[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

[Rachel Becker]

I know someone who went to private school in Philadelphia and went to
private school and he got Braille services. He's totally blind.

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oh that's terrible!  The issue here is that private schools don't have
their own vision staff, braille transcribers, equipment, etc. and
don't have access to the staff, equipment, etc. from public schools
(at least this was true for Arizona).  However, thre should be some
way to still get services.  For example, a good friend of mine went to
a private school but received Braille services and time with a vision
teacher through the public school where I went.  Another thought is to
talk to the people at your school and tell them what you are going
through and that you *need* braille.  If they aren't willing to do
something or to find a way to get something done, then, well, they
aren't doing their Christian duty, as it were.  I can understand a
school not having money or resources, but in that case, effort and
research can do a lot.  Good luck!  Feel free to e-mail me off list.

Pax Christi,
Sydney

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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