[nabs-l] for Joshua and others with similar experiences

[Annemarie Cooke]

Hi Joshua,Annemarie Cooke here. First, if your VR counselor won't provide equipment you feel you need, you should speak to the supervisor of that counselor. And if that doesn't work, your blindness agency, by law, has a Client Assistance Program (CAP) which helps consumers resolve issues with the agency). Have you gone beyond a "no" from your counselor? Now is your opportunity to make a convincing case as to why you need a Pacmate or similar braille note taking device.
 
List, please know that the Association on Higher Ed and Disability (AHEAD) runs a multiday annual workshop on creating alternative text materials for DSOs. They acknowledge individual students have individual needs and  preferences when it comes to educational materials (www.AHEAD.org)
 
And finally, I went to: nls.loc.gov and found info on the NLS library in AR:
Address list for Arkansas


Arkansas
Regional Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 
Little Rock, AR 72201-3108 

Librarian: John D Hall 
Library Code: AR1A 
Telephone: (501) 682-1155 
Toll-free (In-state): (866) 660-0885 
TDD: (501) 682-1002 
FAX: (501) 682-1529 
E-mail: nlsbooks at Library.Arkansas.gov or jd at Library.Arkansas.gov 
Web site: http://www.library.arkansas.gov/libraryForTheBlind/Pages/default.aspx 

Hours of Operation: 8:00-5:00 M-F 

Serves: Arkansas 

Subregional Library
Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Southwest 
Magnolia, AR 71754 

Library Code: AR1E