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

[William ODonnell]

Sarah,
First off, start an email discussion with all parties involved.  Emails help with a creation and formation of a paper-trail witch can be useful in advocating as well as litigation should that be necessary.  Which college/university is this?  Feel free to email me off-list for further help at William.odonnell1 at yahoo.com.  Also, consider seeking support from public interest groups, any disability advocacy organizations (local independent living centers), and see if your college/university has a disability student organization.  I Hope this helps.

--- On Sun, 10/11/09, Sarah alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Sarah alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] A problem with a university disability resource center
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 8:11 PM
> 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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