[nabs-l] school is not accomodating

[jeff crouch]

then you need to keep on them, if you keep on them, they will have to
do something

On 1/20/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I already talked to the coordinator for students with disabilities campus
> wide about signage and perhaps making a braille map. nothing was done.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gloria G
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 3:25 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] school is not accomodating
>
> 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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