[nabs-l] entitlement vs eligibility was: Re: Question AboutStudying For Math Placement Test

[josh gregory]

I see; then I do apologize, I thought you just assumed they'd do it.

On 7/28/12, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> For Josh Gregory, I didn't know anything about NBP, until I was
> introduced to the NFB.
> i just assumed that the school was getting all of my Braille books
> from Rightsville Prison, (they used to have a Braille program.)
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/28/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hope,
>> But Josh wanted it in braille; that is why he needed NBP.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Hope Paulos
>> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 6:33 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] entitlement vs eligibility was: Re: Question
>> AboutStudying For Math Placement Test
>>
>> What about Learning Ally? They have a lot of textbooks and I'm sure they
>> have ones pertaining to math.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of josh gregory
>> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 6:30 PM
>> To: Misty Dawn Bradley; National Association of Blind Students mailing
>> list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] entitlement vs eligibility was: Re: Question About
>> Studying For Math Placement Test
>>
>> For Joshua: This goes back to entitlement vs. eligibility. In high
>> school,
>> they did everything for you. You were given access to things because you
>> were entitled to them. In college, advocacy is a big part of everything
>> you
>> do! You, the student are expected to advocate for what you need, and,
>> therefor, you're the one that should have contacted nbp. The college has
>> no
>> such responsibility to do these things, that's your job. Sorry, but
>> that's
>> how it is, and how I'm going to explain it.
>>
>> On 7/28/12, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Oh man, this is bad but, originally, they gave me the algebra one, but
>>> they managed to find the arithmetic one. With a calculator, I got a 73
>>> so will prob. be in introduction to algebra, with college math after.
>>> Well they'll give you the tests in braille if you ask, they did for
>>> me.
>>>
>>> On 7/28/12, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I am starting classes on August 20 at my local community college, and
>>>> I was told that I need to take the Compass placement tests in
>>>> reading, writing, and math. I could do well in the reading and
>>>> writing, but I need to study more for the math portion in the area of
>>>> Algebra, as this is not my strongest area, and it has been a while
>>>> since I have done Algebra.
>>>> Does anyone on this list know where I can get something that is
>>>> accessible, such as a website or book, so that I can study for the
>>>> math part of the test? A lot of the sites I have found are using
>>>> graphics for the math problems and explanations rather than using
>>>> text that is readable by JAWS.
>>>> I am hoping to pass this test so I can avoid taking extra
>>>> developmental courses, so any help would be appreciated. Also, have
>>>> any of you taken this test before, and how advanced does the math
>>>> portion get?
>>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>>
>>>> Misty
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