[nabs-l] Accommedations Letter to Professors

[Lora]

It is just a formality and legality. I have had problems with professors who
have gone back on their part of the letter. By having them sign the letter
you have a signature to back you up.

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi Jordan
>
> Do you really think you or the DSS Office has to write a letter to your
> profs. in the first place?  Blind people have a right to simply walk into
> class, without any special explanation, just like sighted people.  When I
> was in college, the disability person wrote letters for me, without asking
> me if I wanted her to.  I guess, I didn't think to say no to it at that
> time.  My wheelchair using friend Anthony, however, requested that the
> disability person not write accommodations letters for him cuz he believed
> he didn't need any special introduction just cuz he uses a wheelchair.
>
> Serena
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jordan Richardson" <
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:58 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Accommedations Letter to Professors
>
>
> hi all,
> i just talked to the person at the DSS office today and one of the things
> that we talked was the accommedations letter to the professors.  Now, i had
> heard about this through Jeff Thompson and MnABS.  Is it better to have the
> DSS office write the letter and send it to me for revisions, or for me to
> just write the letter and to send it to my professors myself.  If i do the
> latter, should i tell the DSS office that i will write the letter myself?
> thx,
>
> --
> Jordan Richardson
> lilrichie411 at gmail.com
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> --Aristotle
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Lora