[nabs-l] Update on compress video class

Fri Aug 26 00:57:02 UTC 2011

Hi everyone,

David, wow, that's a big school for a SUNY college! :) I went to SUNY
Brockport for Camp Abilities NY, a sports camp for blind youth. To
find out more about it, go to www.campabilities.org. Peter, I agree
with you! Joshua, don't let your stupid DSO office stop you from
getting the accomodations you need! You are an independent adult now,
and noone but yourself can stop you from being a self-advocate. That's
what your disabilities lady needs to learn. I gather that she hasn't
had much experience with the advocacy of the Federation and its
members. * Evil smile! :)And if you're still having problems with
them, I encourage you to contact NABS or the Federation to get an
advocate. Good luck!

Chris

On 8/25/11, David Dodge <daviddod at buffalo.edu> wrote:
> I go to the University at Buffalo, as I think I have mentioned on here
> before. UB is so large that we have a department of parking and
> transportation with a paratransit division that can help students if they
> seek it out.
>
> However, prior to this, I was at a community college in a town smaller than
> where your college is. I had to constantly ask for rides and carpool with
> people. It ends up being first a useful skill to learn different ways of
> getting transportation and second an opportunity to meet new people.
>
> David
> ----------------------------------
> David Dodge
> Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Rep.
> State University of New York Student Assembly
> English Major
> University at Buffalo
> 306 Clemens Hall
> Buffalo, NY 14260
> daviddod at buffalo.edu
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Joshua Lester <
> jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> That's exactly what I'm going to do!
>> I'm not putting up with their mess!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 8/23/11, Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>> > Good afternoon everyone,
>> >
>> > If anyone ever exerted power like that over me they would have Hell to
>> pay.
>> > A few blindness professionals and others around here found that out the
>> hard
>> > way. You're an adult not a child. Take control of your life and don't
>> ever
>> > let anyone rule your life like that.
>> >
>> > Peter Donahue who does his best to stay away from DSS offices and their
>> kin.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>> > To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:51 PM
>> > Subject: [nabs-l] Update on compress video class
>> >
>> >
>> > 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>
>> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Update on Compress Video Class
>> > Message-ID:
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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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