[nabs-l] A problem with a university disability resource center

[Peter Donahue]

Good evening everyone,

    I think we all would do well to become familiar with Title 5 of the ADA. 
Colleges and Universities would do well to do the same. They would discover 
that disabled students are not obligated to use DSS is they choose not to do 
so. I have and would continue to tell these outfits which services I feel 
are appropriate and which aspects of my education I choose to manage on my 
own. Should that fail I would tell them to "Get out of my life and would 
seek other remedies for dealing with disability-related issues where my 
education is concerned. I repeat. I have done exactly that on a few 
occasions and didn't receive any lip from the DSS, instructors or other 
college officials. They'll only run our lives if we allow them to do so.

Peter Donahue
" and would
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A problem with a university disability resource center


You're not the only one dealing with disability related problems at
university.  Me too.  I have to deal with all this with a disability
office that will not let me take tests and a prof that doesn't like me
using alternatives to the disability office.  So I am always shot down
when I tell her I've hired a reader for a test and she says, "No, I'm
not comfortable."  Yeah, she may be nice, but she has no idea what she
is doing.
Beth

On 10/11/09, Sarah alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello. I've got a disability resource centre that's treating me like I'm 
> 6.
> for example I was using my cane  correctly, my cane  hit a wall and
> reoriented and found the door to get out of the office and now because of
> that my service for the blind councilor found about it and  wants to 
> higher
> a mobility specialist. I said no to that. Also, they are trying to 
> basically
> run my life. I've suggested ways they can help  me and I've delt   with 
> them
> before. They shrug me aside and ignore me all together. I was slow at
> picking up m music that they scanned and expect me to Braille with barely
> working equipment I have at home.  I am doing pretty well in my classes 
> and
> they are I feel spying on me and giving me hadies about every mistake I
> make.  I'm sick of it. What should I do. I did tell them I graduated from 
> an
> nfb run blind center but it doesn't help. Also thy say  have not returned
> there calls. I have gotten  no calls from them. I need your help. I am 
> just
> about at the end of my rope with them. I feel like quitting.
>
> I found out about this through an email that was not sent to me but that 
> was
> Cced from my services for the  blind counciler to me.
>
>
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