[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

Tue Nov 11 00:43:03 UTC 2008

Hello listers,

Serena and several others broached this question, especially in
connection to Franendiah, so I'll try and answer this the best I can.
No, the books are not brailled free of charge, or at least, they were
not the last time I checked.  On the information page for each book,
there is a link for ordering embossed copies of that book.  When you
click, it gives you pricing and shipping info.  It would be nice if it
were free *smile*
Courtney

On 11/10/08, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
> Hello Serena,
>
> Do you mean bookshare will braille books for you? Or, they will braille
> books for you at a charge?
>
> I work in the braille book area, and we can't and don't go on handing
> braille books for free to schools, students, etc. After all, our
> transcribers, proofreaders and administrative people make a good living
> producing much needed, good quality braille.
>
> If Book Share is able to braille books free of charge, I'd be interested to
> know.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Antonio Guimaraes
> National Braille Press
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 3:45 PM
> 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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