[nabs-l] Accommedations Letter to Professors

[Sarah Alawami]

Oh I didn't think of that.  I might do tha this semester as I'm going ot a
colledge that is not very good at disability and such.

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Of Lora
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:02 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Accommedations Letter to Professors

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,
>
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