[nabs-l] Research Paper Help

[Jess]

Marc,
Keep in mind here in the United States I don't believe that's encountered 
very much because for the most part unless the student inherits a decent 
amount of money through the death of a relative or through some other means. 
They will generally always qualify for services through the Commission for 
the Blind or whatever the blindness agency is. I would believe that in the 
case you saying though that it would be someone who is in the Disability 
Services office at the college in the case that it is a two or four year 
public college such as a community college or a four year university. Or in 
the case of a private two or four year community college or university it 
would be whatever the college personnel who deals with students with 
disabilities.
Jessica
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> I'm curious Joe, if not through public funding, and if not through
> assistance from the university, then whose responsibility is it.  My gut
> tells me you will say that it is of course the blind person's
> responsibility, but my gut has been wrong in the past.
>
> Just in case my gut is right this time, I would say that unless the
> university provides fully accessible maps, braille on every classroom 
> door,
> accessible elevators, and is constructed in a manner that requires little 
> in
> the way of orientation for a blind person to get around, then the 
> university
> does have a responsibility to offer this sort of assistance.  In Canada
> anyways, I think it would be pretty easy to argue that this is a 
> reasonable
> accommodation that doesn't impose an undo hardship, and I suspect the same
> would be true in american law.
>
> But I am genuinely curious whose responsibility you believe  it is.
>
> Marc
>
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> Behalf Of Joe Orozco
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>
> Someone from the disability office should be able to undertake this task.
> If such an office does not exist, as may be true in a private institution,
> there is still some type of compliance officer on hand who should find a
> student worker to show the blind person to his or her classes.  A blind
> student need not have government assistance to be shown this courtesy.  In
> turn, the school need not be expected to carry out this courtesy, but I
> think they will be hard-pressed not to do such a small favor.  Keep us
> posted, and write to me off list if you need someone to help you move
> forward with something more solid with the school.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
> crowd."--Max Lucado
>
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> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of V Nork
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:48 AM
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>
> Hi all, Hope any of you can help me with some information for a
> research topic on mobility.  It involves a hypothetical
> question.  What would happen to a visually impaired student on
> your campus if he or she needed help with orientation and
> mobility but had no funding from government or social agencies?
> Let us say in this example the student already had basic white
> cane skills, but just needed to have someone walk with them
> until they had a route planned?  Would the college or
> university offer direct help?  On my campus, such help is seen
> as the individual responsibility of the blind student.   It is
> simply sink or swim if one does not have help or money to pay
> for it.It was suggested to me that someone who needed help
> should post a flyer on college bulletin boards.  It just seems
> to me that is reasonable to think that some member of the
> college or university could be designated to offer some
> assistance as a kind of mobility aideto do an initial run
> through so a student could get to classes each semester.  I
> have tried to lobby for this in a low key way, but so far my
> suggestions have fallen on unreceptive ears.   My request for
> tactile maps has also been seemingly ignored.  Is this similar
> or not to the situation on your campus?  Thanks for any thoughts, Ginnie
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