[nabs-l] school is not accomodating

Sat Jan 21 22:05:58 UTC 2012

Hey Jeff,

If you need to vent on something like this, this list is the 
place to do it! :) You're talking with people who totally 
understand what you're frustrated about! BTW, what is your Skype 
name? I'd love to add you!

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: jeff crouch <jeffanel at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:46:48 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] school is not accomodating

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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