[nabs-l] Update on compress video class

[Joshua Lester]

Taxis aren't an option, here either.
I'm going to ask for a ride.
As I said, if my girlfirend is in the class, that would solve the problem.
Blessings, Joshua

On 8/23/11, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm with Arielle, I don't understand how any office on campus can ban
> you from asking other students for a ride.  A DSO itself may not be
> allowed to make such a request, but you are acting on your behalf and
> not the behalf of the school, so there's no reason why you can't ask
> classmates for rides.
>
> I actually find it incredibly inappropriate that your DSO not only
> suggests a janitor take you home, but that it believes it is within DSO
> functions and rules to make such a request for a student.  It's not fair
> to you, as the student, and it's not fair to the janitor staff, whose
> job requirements, I guarantee you, say nothing about acting as a taxi
> service for certain students.
>
> Transportation is not an accommodation any DSO has to offer or deal
> with.  A disability services office only has to handle concerns and
> accommodations that directly affect and deal with your education.  How
> you get to and from school is not its concern.  They can provide
> suggestions, as Arielle mentions, but they can't keep you from seeking
> other routes different from any suggestion it makes.
>
> As a student, it is your responsibility to check out class schedules
> well before each semester and determine how to get to each class and
> round up any necessary transportation.  If you don't have family or
> friends who can help, and no classmates can either, and the public
> transit is not a viable option, you will have to consider paying for a
> service like a taxi.
>
> Nonetheless, no one can not allow you to request a ride from fellow
> classmates.  Regardless of what your DSO says, know it can't penalize
> you, or stop you, from making this request.  And if, for whatever
> reason, your instructor won't allow you to make a request in front of
> the class, you can email students, or ask individually.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog for Live Well Nebraska.com at
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:28:57 -0600
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
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> Hi Joshua,
> I'm still a little confused about what the problem is with the
> disabilities lady. There's nothing stopping you from asking another
> student either for a ride, for help with understanding the video, or
> both. Sometimes disability services suggests a specific way to do
> something, like suggesting you take a ride from the janitor, but that's
> just a suggestion. You can absolutely do whatever you feel is best to
> get your accommodations even if it's not what the DSS office suggests.
> Maybe I misunderstood what the issue is? Arielle
>
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