[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

Mon Nov 10 03:24:44 UTC 2008

I don't tink students are obligated to pay fees to get books Brailled.
Beth

On 11/9/08, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:
> I honestly don't know any of these answers.  I'm sure the bookshare sight
> has them, though.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Albert Yoo" <albertyoo1 at hotmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 5:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
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>>
>> 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> >>>>>>
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