[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

[Albert Yoo]

What is the fee to get a book brailled? How many copies do you have to send to bookshare? How long does bookshare take to send the book back to you? Albert> From: serenacucco at verizon.net> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 15:45:16 -0500> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school> > If you have a subscription to Bookshare, bookshare will Braille books for > you. In case you don't know what bookshare is, it's a service where books > get scanned and then put on the websight. They have textbooks and pleasure > books. The websight is www.bookshare.org.> > Serena> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Franandah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 10:04 PM> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school> > > > Yeah, I've tried talking to people and all they say is "As long as you> > have sight, you need to use it." So, I can't get any braille. The> > thing is, our family just doesn't have the money to pay for it> > ourselves! Is there a way to get books in braille outside of public> > school services? Is there a way that I can prove that I "need> > braille"? I'm just so beyond frustrated with both my school and my> > parents. All my parents are thinking of is having a 'good Christian> > education and informant." But, they never though of what it would be> > like for a child with a disability. I'm not understanding material, I> > have no friends, I get mocked, and I get up every morning crying> > because I don't' want to go back to school. My parents just say "Oh,> > your being so over dramatic! It's really not all that bad! Maybe if> > you were positive about school it would to better for you!" It doesn't> > work that way though. I'm struggling so much and my parents just don't> > think I am working hard enough. How can you work harder than your> > best? How do you react? What do you do? I mean, Ive threatened to just> > drop out and leave I'm no unhappy, they don't care. I've already told> > them I'm not going to collage. How could I? My high school experience> > is so bad that I know I just can't go on. What do I do?> >> > On 11/8/08, Rachel Becker <Rachel at beckerconsultants.com> wrote:> >> I know someone who went to private school in Philadelphia and went to> >> private school and he got Braille services. He's totally blind.> >>> >> -----Original Message-----> >> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On> >> Behalf Of Sydney Walker Freedman> >> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:42 AM> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list> >> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school> >>> >>> >> 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> >>>>>> _______________________________________________> >>>>>> nabs-l mailing list> >>>>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account> >>>> info for> >>>>>> nabs-l:> >>>>>>> >>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/raniaisma> >>>> il04%40gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________> >>>>>nabs-l mailing list> >>>>>nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >>>>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info> >>>> for nabs-l:> >>>>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/sparklyli> >>>> cious%40suddenlink.net> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________> >>>> nabs-l mailing list> >>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for> >>>> nabs-l:> >>>>> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/fantasyfanatic01%40g> >> mail.com> >>>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________> >>> nabs-l mailing list> >>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for> >>> nabs-l:> >>>> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/freedmas%40stolaf.ed> >> u> >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________> >> nabs-l mailing list> >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for> >> nabs-l:> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/rachel%40beckerconsu> >> ltants.com> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________> >> nabs-l mailing list> >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for> >> nabs-l:> >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/fantasyfanatic01%40gmail.com> >>> >> > _______________________________________________> > nabs-l mailing list> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > > nabs-l:> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/serenacucco%40verizon.net > > > _______________________________________________> nabs-l mailing list> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nabs-l:> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/albertyoo1%40hotmail.com
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