[nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting

[Joshua Lester]

Which, (IMO,) does a disservice to blind students.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/10/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> Usually books in braille are not available in college. And if they are they
> need lots of advance notice to  transcribe them. Most students will not know
> the textbook title five or six months in advance. Often a professor chooses
> the book and he/she does not decide til the next semester what to pick.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:37 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
> Um...
>
> (1) Why can't you get anything in Braille? Is the DSB not
> offering you anything in Braille anymore? I thought you said you
> had to deal with them if you are to get your books in Braille.
> Well, if you get a Pacmate, you won't need hardcopies.
> 2.  How did you deal with the last compressed video class you
> took? I remember you talking about that on the list before, but
> can't remember how you handled it if you took the class.
>
> Chris
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:40:57 -0600
> Subject: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
> Well, I have some good news, and bad news, from this meeting.
> The good news, I'm finally getting some cooperation, and I might
> be
> able to have a Pac Mate, for the rest of my college tenure.
> The bad news, is as follows.
> #1.  I can't get anything, in Braille.
> #2.  All of my classes are at night, except for College Algebra.
> #3.  They're letting me take a Philosophy class, in place of
> Music
> Appreciation, but there's one problem!
> It's another compressed video class!
> #4.  I won't get to graduate in May.
> They're claiming, that I lack 4 hours, so I'll have to take that
> other
> Science class, in the Fall.
> That's a community college for you!
> Oh well!
> At least, this time, the counselor showed up, (LOL!)
> Blessings, Joshua
>
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