[nabs-l] Tips for DSS offices

[Sarah J. Blake]

Students should have the option to use or not use services. My greatest 
complaint about many DSS offices is that they strip power from able students 
by requiring them to use official reader lists and other accommodations. 
Professors are allowed to refuse to accommodate students with obvious 
disabilities who have not registered with the DSS office.

I understand that all students do not have the same degree of self-advocacy 
ability and in fact that some students come to college with multiple 
disabilities that can make their needs very challenging. However, the DSS 
offices need to make it possible for these students to obtain the assistance 
they need without forcing the assistance on people who prefer to do things 
in other ways.

Sarah J. Blake
http://www.growingstrong.org
sjblake at growingstrong.org 


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