[nabs-l] Readers and Testing

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

Hi,
I would recommend writing to the professor. They are human; even if  
it's a big university they should have some concern. Also refusal to  
write the test would be ideal, as long as you have made some effort to  
find back-ups. For instance, would it be possible to get someone you  
live with or a friend to read for you? If you've shown that  
initiative, it shows that you're really serious about learning the  
material and so the prof would find it harder to refuse assistance.  
Writing the test anyway wouldn't be great unless you truly think  
you're ready. Don't do this until you've written to the prof. If you  
can find their office telephone number that would be best; they would  
find it harder to say no over the phone, and you would have more  
opportunity to argue your case. If you can visit them in person that  
would be the absolute best though.
Good luck.
Sarah
Quoting Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com>:

> This is more a survey than anything. I'm asking this question so that I will
> be better able and more equipped to help someone that means a lot to me.
>
> If you're a student in a math class and the university you attend can't get
> you a brailled textbook, and the software the math department uses for
> practice exercises and test preparation isn't at all accessible, and your
> teacher assigns you a reader but no back-up reader, and your reader doesn't
> show up for the entire week before a big exam, possibly due to illness, what
> should you do? Should you still go and take the exam on test day even though
> you couldn't adequately prepare? Should you refuse to take the test until
> you are able to prepare properly? Should you try to write to the professor
> who assigned the reader about the situation even though at such a big
> university it seems like the professors just don't care about the needs of
> one of thousands of students? Please help... :(
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