[nabs-l] switching majors?

[Joe Orozco]

William,

What country boasts more blind educated and gainfully employed people?

Joe

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.”--Sam Ewing 

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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of William ODonnell
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] switching majors?


As a whole, I think that blind people need to consider making 
plans on leaving America. We need to break the cycle of 
sub-standard careers and living since we are first affected by 
government’s cutbacks and last thought of in major political 
decisions.  
 
--- On Fri, 1/7/11, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] switching majors?
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, January 7, 2011, 1:54 PM


unfortunately my school takes action with out my beeing aware 
of it and by the time I find out it is way too late. I've 
talked to the heads of the school but they jjust don't care and 
now that they are cutting staff and departments they really don't care.

Take care.

S
On Jan 7, 2011, at 8:54 AM, William ODonnell wrote:

> I would like to give some input here on this topic. I think 
that the colleges and universities help by providing 
discouraging information causing us to think that we should 
change a major or take a different set of courses.  I know of 
some people who were told that the courses are not made for the 
blind within specific majors due to the visual timely material. 
 I have some of my own personal experiences where taking 
courses for a specific requirement has cause problems with the 
college’s administration especially the disabilities services 
center.  I was in a class that required proper interpretation 
basic knowledge of HTML skills.  Taking the class was not an 
issue; however, some of the labs and assignments were.  With 
out asking me how I would take the class, the director of the 
disabled students office was on the telephone attempting to get 
a special waver for the course.  I proceeded at educating the 
director that I could find alternate
 means
> and that getting a waver would hurt me in the long run since 
the corporate world does not give wavers.  I was faced with an 
up-hill battle to complete the course utilizing all resources 
and having an understanding professor to help evaluate my work 
since the DSS office refused to properly accommodate the tests 
saying that I should have changed my major.  This was during 
the period when JFW 4.0 was current; so, it was not as advanced 
with some of its functions and the schools adaptive PCS were 
using windows 95/98.  So, I would say to who ever this is 
happening to, never give up; but, be strong and prepared to 
fight a big fight if administration from the college wants you 
to do something easier than what you want to do.  Good luck and 
I hope this helps.
> 
> --- On Fri, 1/7/11, Josh Kennedy <jkenn337 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Josh Kennedy <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] switching majors?
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Friday, January 7, 2011, 9:27 AM
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I thought of something. Since this class with microsoft 
project will basically not be accessible I wonder if I were to 
switch majors and get a bachelors in psychology just to get a 
bachelors degree if I could graduate and still work in the IT 
field with that degree? What do you think?
> 
> 
> Josh
> 
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