[nabs-l] Tips for DSS offices

[Beth]

I would like DSS offices to be as cool as the one here at FSU.  They
work closely with people with disabilities, but the thing about this
office is that they don't have enough funding to do what they should
for the blind.  I have nothing against DSS offices, but I can see
where some of you are going.
Beth

On 10/31/08, Sarah J. Blake <sarah at growingstrong.org> wrote:
> 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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