[nabs-l] accommodations in public school

Mon Nov 10 23:54:17 UTC 2008

Does your ophthalmologist have any idea that your 20/800 sight
classifies you as legally blind under the law?  What about the Hadley
School for the Blind?  It's a distance-education school for blind
people, and you can take high school classes and get a diploma like
anybody else, and you can also take a fw Bible classes, though they
don't give credit.  As far as a Christian education, you can just go
to youth group and go to church and participate in choirs and such.
Thanks for the info.  I hope I can help.
Beth

On 11/10/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I never used an E chart. I can't see enough to do that. I've always
> used someones finger and tracked it or something. I do go to an
> ophthalmologist every year. The eye results I get are given to my
> parents. My sight is 20/800. that is what I have been told. However,
> that doesn't seam to matter because my school and TC say "You have
> some usable sight so use it!" so...
>
> On 11/10/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You could use an eye exam results thing.  You need to see an
>> ophthalmologist, someone qualified to look at your eyes.  Using E
>> chart results will put enough pressure on the school.  Then, what you
>> need to do is talk to an organization like NFB who can help try to
>> pressure the school into allowing you to have audio books and so on.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 11/10/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> How?
>>>
>>> On 11/10/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Okay.  So you could still pressure the heck out of the school until
>>>> you get what you need.
>>>> Beth
>>>>
>>>> On 11/10/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I have mobility training, just no braille books and technology.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/6/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I would pressure the heck out of the school until you get Braille and
>>>>>> more mobility training.  I get training once a week at the most.
>>>>>> Beth
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/6/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I am soposted to get large print books and assingments, but everyone
>>>>>>> always forgets so I'm always behind in school. I have extra time on
>>>>>>> tests and mobility training twice a month. I really would rather
>>>>>>> swich
>>>>>>> to braille though.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/6/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have a friend who said she got her stuff enlarged while she had
>>>>>>>> enough sight.  She's going blind year by year, and she's fine with
>>>>>>>> Braille now.
>>>>>>>> Beth
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 11/6/08, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I had orientation and mobility training too - an hour a week after
>>>>>>>>> school.
>>>>>>>>> It was pretty awesome.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>> Of Hope Paulos
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 4:47 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I had brailled handouts, brailled texts and audio texts,
>>>>>>>>> orientation and mobility training and extra time on tests.  These
>>>>>>>>> were extremely effective.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>From: "Rania" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: 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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