[nabs-l] accessible handouts/matterial

[Kevin Chao]

Ashley and All,

Have you taken things up with dean, vice chancellor of student
services, and others who are above and beyond professor and disabled
student services?

After my awful experience with disabled student services, I've come to
rely on them much less, work with professors directly, and when
professors were unwilling to accommodate, I've resorted to above. A
lot of advocacy is needed in this area.

Yes, it's valid to feel frustrated. However, expectations should be
set much higher, where you should and will get all accessible material
now and forever.

Kevin

On 3/30/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Well after advocacy, some professors don’t get it.
>
>
> An update.
> As you know I am trying to get accessible handouts/notes as it is in my
> accomodation letter.
>
> I gather that your professors send you handouts before class or a day after.
> That is good and often professors have done just that.
>
> Well, know what?  I sent the comm professor an email last week about the
> handouts.  What happened? Today we got another handout on a paper! I did not
> get the accessible electronic copy!
> I could not ask him because we were planning a group project and he left
> before class ended.
> I will tell my disability counselor.  Meanwhile, I can scan the handout.
>
> I have come to the conclusion he will just not be accomodating and do much
> different. He is a nice guy but very busy and one that I think makes up the
> schedule shortly before class.  He can be funny and gets the class involved
> through questions.  But communication has some to be desired.
>
> The grammar professor has  emailed me the handouts including the powerpoint
> from the last student presenter. But she did it this week, which did not
> allow me any time before today’s class to study/learn the matterial!  She is
> a bit more receptive than the comm professor.
>
> I am frustrated but came to the conclusion it will likely be that way for
> the duration of the semester.  I will always encounter student handouts I
> cannot read!
> Tonight one girl had a large multi page handout but she was nice enough to
> tell me she would email it to me privately using my more accessible
> earthlink
> account.
> The professor decided that students would present on one chapter and teach
> the class for a grade.  Students have slides and/or handouts. Unless they go
> the extra mile to email them to me, I will have to just listen.
> I did tell them at the end of class to email me in advance please, but no
> one but today’s one presenter took down my email.
> BTW she is also Ashley and she plans to teach English; maybe that is why she
> is more cognicent of needs.
> In the original syllabus, students were not going to present, but were going
> to be tested; then she changed the syllabus and now instead of a test,
> students are presenting.  I’ll have to do the best I can.
> At least the professor reads some of the slide or paraphrases in cases where
> the speaker is unclear.
>
> Comm stands for communication.
> Ashley
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