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

[Beth]

I think I might have to file several 504 complaints, but how do I do
that?  This might be helpful for Jamie as well.
Beth

On 1/29/10, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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