[nabs-l] school is not accommodating

Sat Jan 21 22:05:57 UTC 2012

Right on! I'm having problems with my school system funding my 
training at BISM this summer, and am thinking of getting an NFB 
national advocate up here to chew this school system guy's butt! 
I mean, I live like 45 minutes away from the national center, so 
we can get a national advocate up here in no time! BTW, if you 
guys are having any problems and want to contact a national 
advocate, contact me; I've got connections! * Smile! Many of the 
national center people are in our affiliate, so I see them at our 
events and have their contact info; they know me and I know them, 
which means I might be able to help with your advocating.  Just 
making an offer...

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: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:06:03 -0800
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] school is not accommodating

Hello Ashley and all:

This is so awful.  I think these experiences are and can always 
occur
anywhere in this nation with blind students going to college.  
I'm not sure
if this could be possible but whenever someone has those sad and 
bad
inaccessible experiences in college, they should:
1.  talk to the DSS director or dean of students,  and if not 
working,
2.  they should bring in the VR counselor with the DSS people at 
the college
and discuss these issues, and if that doesn't work,
3.  bring in an advocate at the state or local level government 
who can
explain the ADA and tell them how they are not providing the 
information and
services to a blind student(s) that should be provided by law, 
and if that
does not work,
4.  bring in an advocate from the National Federation of the 
Blind who can
really chew their butt! Like maybe, the state or chapter 
president and/or
maybe even more powerful, a national advocate.  And if 
applicable, if the
school is still not doing the job, he can sue the school on 
behalf of the
NFB.

Just my idea on this.  But, in the end, we must stop colleges and
universities from not providing the services like accessible 
textbooks and
web sites and even well brailled classroom doors.  This is 
completely nuts.
If we want change, we must take action now.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Joshua Lester
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:53 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] school is not accomodating

That's sad!
My community college is awful at accomidating me, as well.
The Braille signs only say, "Classroom," and "Office," but it 
won't
say who the instructor is.
The offices don't even have the employee's names on the door, 
either.
It may, in Print, but not in Braille!
The classrooms, I can understand, because different instructors 
may
use the same room.
They should, however, put the room number on the door, instead of
"Classroom."
I've asked my DSO about it, but they won't do anything.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/20/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
 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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