[nabs-l] did anyone hear about the FSU lawsuit?
Beth
thebluesisloose at gmail.com
Sun Jul 3 00:03:59 UTC 2011
Ashley,
That's weird. My access isssues at FSU included a professor
who popped tests in my face without SDRC, the disability
office, knowing it. Then government class used a clicker,
one of those transmitters Jamie and Chris are all upset
about. I was left out, but did all my quizes on the
BrailleNote. But alas, the professors didn't get my answers
instantly. That's why they're suffering now.
Beth
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Date sent: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 19:55:45 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] did anyone hear about the FSU lawsuit?
Joshua,
Yes it’s a big problem. At nova, community college, they failed
to provide
braille math books too.
Get an advocate involved. The school is not helping because
its very expensive to get a math book transcribed into braille.
RFB will not produce braille and if that is what you need, then
they are not
providing you adaquate accomodations.
A solution is electronic text in Word. If you get the electronic
text from
the publisher, a Braille Note or other notetaker with braille
display will
read the Word file. I think it can translate the text into nemeth
braille.
So read it on the braille display.
Another solution to get some critical concepts is have a reader
type the
information in the computer. Then if you have an embosser, emboss
the
material or, again with a braille display, just read it on the
display from
the computer.
Its not a perfect solution. But yes I think you need to see it to
learn it,
so you need braille and these may be some ways to get braille.
Your school is trying APH. How about National braille Press? NBP
has
transcribed college level texts before. They might have an
algebra book your
school should purchase. No, it may not be your school's textbook,
but the
concepts probably are the same. You could call NBP for more info
about a
book.
That may be a cheaper option than sending a book to be
transcribed and
embossed to braille.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Lester
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 6:25 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] did anyone hear about the FSU lawsuit?
Why won't someone help me, get Braille Math books, for my
community college?
I haven't had a Braille Math book, and it's time for Intermediate
Algebra.
I've already gone to Disability services, and they're willing to
help,
on the local level, but they're going through RFBND, (now,
Learning
Ally,) instead of APH, for the Blind.
I've asked them to try them, but I'm not hearing anything.
This isn't just an FSU issue, it's universities, and community
colleges, nationwide.
Something more needs to be done.
Blessings, Joshua
On 7/2/11, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
I won't be in Orlando, but call me and tell me what happens
during the general sessions. I can't go because of money and
stuff. Jamie, I'd love to see FSU get bombed with more than one
lawsuit about discrimination against the blind. You got lots of
errors in their accessibility policy, but I have yet to see
those
errors. I hope to see an article about this in the Monitor.
Beth
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Date sent: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:22:36 -0400
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Thanks to everyone who wished us luck in our case. I'll relay
your words of encouragement to Christopher as well.
See you all in Orlando!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 2, 2011, at 3:21 PM, Joshua Lester
<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
Yes she is.
Jamie, this message is to you, when you look at this list
again.
I pray that you're successful, and that other universities stop
discriminating against the disabled.
Blessings, Joshua
On 7/2/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
That is... outrageous! I believe Jamie's on this list, so I
wish
you the best of luck! Mr. Goldstein is a great lawyer and one
that NFB has been working with for 20 years, so I think you'll
have a good chance of winning the case! Good luck!
Chris
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Sent from my BrailleNote
----- Original Message -----
From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:15:42 -0600
Subject: [nabs-l] did anyone hear about the FSU lawsuit?
Hi, guys. I thought I might ask you Florida students or any
students out there if you've heard that two of my friends are
suing FSU, my old university. They're suing because of the
math
department and the way the faculty has been treating them. For
more, here's a clip of the article.
Blind Students Sue Florida State University for Discrimination
6/29/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen at nfb.org
Blind Students Sue Florida State University for Discrimination
National Federation of the Blind Outraged at University's
Actions
Baltimore, Maryland (June 29, 2011): With the assistance of the
National
Federation of the Blind, two blind students-Christopher Shane
Toth and Jamie
Ann Principato-filed suit today against Florida State
University
(FSU) and
its board of trustees. The suit alleges that FSU's Department
of
Mathematics discriminated against Mr. Toth and Ms. Principato
by
failing to
provide them with proper accommodations so that they could
successfully
complete required math courses for their respective degree
programs. The
violations include requiring the students to use an
inaccessible
Web-based
application to complete homework assignments, tests, and
quizzes;
requiring
the use of clickers that cannot be used by a blind person to
respond to
in-class questions and obtain bonus credit; failing to provide
Braille
versions of the required textbooks in violation of agreed-upon
accommodation
plans; and engaging in retaliatory actions when the students
complained of
these violations. In all cases, faculty members in the
Department of
Mathematics were generally uncooperative, unhelpful, and even
hostile, and
did not provide meaningful alternative methods for Mr. Toth
and
Ms.
Principato to successfully complete the required courses. As a
result, both
students are currently unable to continue their degree programs
and find
their careers indefinitely on hold.
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
Blind, said:
"Discrimination against blind students is all too common, but
it
rarely
stems from actual animus towards the students. This case,
however, involves
the repeated, deliberate, and intentional disregard of the
rights
of these
two students, whose academic records have now suffered
irreparable damage
and who have suffered lost opportunities, emotional distress,
embarrassment,
humiliation, and retaliation by university officials. The
National
Federation of the Blind will not stand for this outrageous
treatment of
blind students and we will continue to support this lawsuit as
fully as
necessary in order to ensure that these young people are
compensated for the
egregious conduct of faculty and staff in FSU's Department of
Mathematics."
The plaintiffs are represented in this matter by Daniel F.
Goldstein, Sharon
Krevor-Weisbaum, and Brooke E. Lierman of the Baltimore firm
Brown,
Goldstein, and Levy; and Matthew Dietz of the Miami firm Law
Offices of
Matthew W. Dietz, P.L.
Beth Taurasi
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