[nabs-l] school is not accomodating

[jeff crouch]

Well i wish it was just as easy to talk to the school, but in flint MI
money is so so tite, and the sad thing is that they have all the money
to fix the parking lot and the roof, but they can't even comply with
the braille signage, i mean there almost 22 years late, it would be
like turning in a asignment almost 22 years late, and you would get a
grade of an (e), if my school was graded on the accessibility, they
would fail hands down. I am trying to get this problem resolved,
because were getting some new 7th graders in and for peet sake, how
are they going to find there classes, and one of the men's bathroom
signs are 6 feet or more above the ground. This is out raging. Sorry
to vent like this, but this is something that need's to be taken care
of.

thanks all

with love
jeff crouch

On 1/20/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am first sorry for the trouble you are having to deal with. I had a friend
> in Nabraska who had the same issue with rooms throughout the school not
> being labeled and she talked to someone in her school and things got worked
> on
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 1:14 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] school is not accomodating
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just want to vent. My school doesn’t seem very accomodating and they’re
>> the largest community college in the commonwealth. Yo They got over five
>> campuses and you can read about at www.nvcc.edu.
>>
>> I’m just taking further classes to get a writing certificate and figured
>> extra knowledge will enhance my resume as I look for work. No one’s hiring
>>
>> so it will be a whwile; might as well learn more.
>>
>> First, my disability service office, DSO, does not scan any texts. I am
>> still waiting for electronic text; fortunately, a family member can read
>> meanwhile til I find a reader at school. If the publisher won’t give us
>> the e-book, they likely never will; I mean its been two weeks!
>>
>> Second, I am taking that It class as I mentioned before. The instructor
>> wanted jaws installed in her office because she needs to show me the
>> steps. Hmm. Maybe I need a laptop. But I hate the idea of lugging the
>> thing around!
>> They tell us they don’t have enough licenses; um how absurd. They need
>> lots of them. what if another blind student needs jaws in a classroom lab?
>>
>> Third, they cannot braille tests; at least they will outsource to get it
>> brailled though; just seems like a large school would be able to braille
>> tests!
>>
>> Fourth, this new building which holds the student service stuff and
>> counseling center is very open few halls, few landmarks. I bet its not ADA
>>
>> compliant. I don’t know though. Its certainly confusing for a blind
>> traveler. Sighted people get lost until they’ve been there a lot since its
>>
>> not laid out well.
>>
>> Not to mention the inaccessible website and CD for the IT class too.
>> Publishers need to get with the program!
>>
>> Ashley
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jeff crouch