[nabs-l] school is not accomodating

[Joshua Lester]

Wow!
Jeff, you need to attend school, in DeWitt, Arkansas!
At least my high school was more accomidating!Blessings, Joshua
Blessings, Joshua
On 1/20/12, jeff crouch <jeffanel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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