[nabs-l] Readers and Testing

[Jedi]

Hi.

Why didn't the student arrange for a back-up plan in case the first 
reader failed? That would be my first question. Second, I would try and 
talk to the professor if I could. Otherwise, then might be a perfect 
opportunity for dSS services to assist in the advocacy process where 
appropriate. Simply not taking the test might be more trouble than it's 
worth. Just my two cents. If a retake is possible, I do it that way if 
it were me.


Original message:
> 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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REspectfully,
Jedi

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