[nabs-l] accomodations in school

Wed Nov 12 03:00:07 UTC 2008

Franandah,

I don't think you can sue or talk to a lawyer because you are a minor. 
Threats won't help them.  If you bring an advocate in and they threaten that 
has more weight, but from you its ignored.

Ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Franandah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in school

> Actually, I have thretened to sew more than once, but...I just really
> don't want it to get to that, I mean...it would just be so hard. My
> school just doesn't know how to deal with me at all and my parents are
> confused. They try to make the school to understand, but they also
> yell at me saying that I just don't try good enough and that I'm not
> doing my best. I just don't know.
>
> On 11/10/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Talk to your parents and absolutely sway them to let you switch
>> schools.  If your parents won't let you or decide that you will go to
>> a school that's worse than this one, I'd take it to a lawyer and tell
>> them that you don't want your parents making decisions about your
>> education for you.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 11/10/08, Franandah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thank you for all the help. Yes, my vision is 20/800 if that says
>>> anything. I can't tell you how much I want to swich schools, but my
>>> parents won't let me and my school just doesn't help me. I go to the
>>> doctors every year, but won't have my yearly check up until February,
>>> so. I can only hold on till then until I can beg my doctor to knock
>>> some sense into my stupid teachers...
>>>
>>> On 11/10/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Do what ashley says, FFranandiah.  This will help you a great deal.
>>>> Beth
>>>>
>>>> On 11/9/08, Ashley  Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Frandandiah,
>>>>>
>>>>> I read  your account of your struggles with  obtaining accomodations 
>>>>> in
>>>>> private school and its rather sad.  I would think they would see it as
>>>>> their
>>>>> Christian duty to try and educate you.  You say they are not even
>>>>> providing
>>>>> adaquate large print and braille is nonexistant.  Unfortunately, 
>>>>> private
>>>>> schools are not legally bound to provide accomodations.  Why can't you
>>>>> switch to public school?
>>>>>
>>>>> Your parents and teachers are making demands on you to "use your 
>>>>> sight"
>>>>> further than you can do.  I hope you've explained you use the vision 
>>>>> you
>>>>> have but it is not adaquate to meet your academic needs such as 
>>>>> reading
>>>>> lots
>>>>> of books.  The signs you described should be convincing: visual 
>>>>> strain,
>>>>> crying from the frustration, fatigued, and slow reading.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you had an eye exam?  An eye exam will show your visual deficits.
>>>>>
>>>>> The best solution is to switch schools.  But if you can't, here are 
>>>>> some
>>>>> ideas.  Obtain books through Recording for the Blind www.rfbd.org. 
>>>>> Use
>>>>> a
>>>>> service called Bookshare online; they have scanned texts and pleasure
>>>>> books;
>>>>> www.bookshare.org.
>>>>> Have you considered readers?  Ask teachers to email or put worksheets
>>>>> and
>>>>> paper matterial on disk.  Then in school with a laptop or desktop,
>>>>> enlarge
>>>>> it to the best font for you.  This way you won't strain to read.
>>>>> How about looking for audio books through other sources such as
>>>>> Amazon.com
>>>>> or audible.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can use the following sources assuming you are legally blind:
>>>>> National library service for the blind; this is run through the state
>>>>> although federally funded; they have braille, large print and tape
>>>>> books,
>>>>> called talking books.
>>>>>
>>>>> American Printing house for the blind; www.aph.org
>>>>> I think they record books and sell products.
>>>>>
>>>>> American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH,
>>>>> Ashley
>>>>>
>>>>> Ashley H Bramlett
>>>>> Undergraduate Student
>>>>> Marymount University
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