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

[Joshua Lester]

We had trouble in Pine Bluff. My counselor retired, and they took
forever to train my current counselor. The problem was, that the Pine
Bluff office was willing to help me, but the main one in Little Rock
wouldn't cooperate. The guy over the Little Rock one said that I
didn't need a Pac Mate, he only authorized them to provide the
computer and Jaws. I need a Pac Mate to download my textbooks, and to
take notes in class. I've tried to tell them this, but I'm having no
success. I'm tired of having work-studies reading things to me.
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/6/11, Annemarie Cooke <aec732 at msn.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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