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

[Hope Paulos]

Honestly, I'd continue fighting the issue. I've never used a prs devices; 
however, perhaps you need to demonstrate the inaccessibility of the devices. 
That way they see your issues  first hand.
HTH
Hope and Beignet ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Principato" <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:44 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] PRS Transmitters, HELP!!!


> 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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