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

[Antonio M. Guimaraes]

Briley,

How does one file a 504 complaint. Who does one go to to complete such a 
complaint?

Antonio Guimaraes

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Briley Pollard" <brileyp at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] PRS Transmitters, HELP!!!


> 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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