[nabs-l] PRS Transmitters, HELP!!!

[Jamie Principato]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Briley Pollard <brileyp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey!
>
> I did have this problem my freshman year. I ended up having to file a 504
> complaint. The National Office was a great help to me with this. Submit your
> issue in writing first to disability services, explaining in detail why
> these devices are not accessible. You have the right to EQUAL access to
> materials, and having someone do the work for you isn't equal access. If
> disability services refuses to respond, go up the chain of command. If this
> is not effective, you can file a 504 complaint as I had to do for my speech
> class.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Briley
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Jamie Principato wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I'm a student at Florida State University. One of my professors this
> > semester is employing the use of PRS (personal response
> something-or-other)
> > transmitters for answering pop-quiz questions in class. These are little
> > handheld devices that students use to electronically and instantly submit
> > their answer to the professor in class. They're handy little devices, and
> I
> > think it's great that technology is being brought into the classrooms in
> > college, but it is my understanding that they are inaccessible. You need
> to
> > be able to see the screen to log in and use them, even if you managed to
> > memorize what every single button is for, and as a blind student, I can't
> do
> > that.
> >
> > I've had professors use these in the past, and every time, an alternative
> > was offered to me since the professor understood that the device was
> > inaccessible. I would usually either approach my professor and simply
> tell
> > him my answer and he'd write it down, or I would type it and e-mail it to
> > him (the latter only when there was internet in the classroom or lecture
> > hall). This time, however, my professor does not want to cooperate. He
> > insists that I find a way to use the PRS transmitter, and when I
> contacted
> > my university's Disability Resource Center, they told me I should be able
> to
> > do it as well, but I can't figure out what they expect me to do. I don't
> > think it's right or fair for me to rely on another student to log me in
> and
> > select answers for me.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone else has had to use PRS transmitters in their
> > classes, and if so, how did you do it?
> >
> > Thanks for the help, and please write back soon. I've already missed
> > pop-quizzes, so this is becoming a pressing matter.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Jamie
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