[nabs-l] FW: [nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} Fw: Don't Deny Blind Grad Student Support He Needs to Graduate

Sun Apr 7 20:04:00 UTC 2013

I also wanted to see some more details about the kind of support
Vincent was needing that he wasn't getting from Georgia Tech. It's not
clear from the petition, for example, whether he only used five hours
per week of reader support because he only needed that much or because
he wants more but can't get the university or voc rehab to fund it.
I'd want to know more before signing this petition. Also, some of the
language irritated me, like saying his accomplishments are more
impressive because of his disability and that he is an inspiration. I
think blind students' achievements should be compared to achievements
made by other students in the same field, not seen as greater just
because a student is blind.
Arielle

On 4/7/13, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Please see below!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lauren
> Merryfield
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:58 PM
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> Subject: [nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} Fw: Don't Deny Blind Grad Student Support He
> Needs to Graduate
>
> Hi,
> I am not sure what this student needs to graduate, but perhaps people can
> sign this petition and put helpful comments in the comments field.  I
> referred him to our national office.
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Emily V., Care2 Action Alerts
> To: Lauren Merryfield
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:04 AM
> Subject: Don't Deny Blind Grad Student Support He Needs to Graduate
>
>
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>       action alert!
>       Vincent Martin is blind and pursuing a master's degree at Georgia
> Tech
> even without the university's full support. His friend wants to make sure
> he
> gets all the help he needs to succeed.
>               Help Blind Student Get Access to Everything He Needs to Learn
>
>
>             please share
>             it helps!
>
>       Dear Lauren,
>
>       Connie Davis met Vincent Martin at the Center for the Visually
> Impaired in Atlanta. He was her computer instructor, one of many roles he
> takes on, from volunteer computer teacher for senior citizens to first
> fully-blind master's candidate at Georgia Tech. But to Connie, Vincent is
> just a kind, brilliant friend.
>
>       That's why Connie was so dismayed that, despite his hard work and
> expertise, Georgia Tech wasn't giving Vincent the support he needs to get
> his graduate degree.
>
>       Vincent is studying Human Computer Interaction and is often asked to
> guest lecture on the subject to other professors. His accomplishments are
> even more impressive given his disability. Many requirements on campus are
> web-based and not accessible to Vincent, even with his special assistive
> software. While he gets electronic textbooks, they don't give him access to
> equations essential for his study.
>
>       There are things Georgia Tech can -- and, in fact, is legally
> obligated -- to do to help Vincent succeed. Blind graduate students in
> technical fields often have up to 20 hours of sighted assistance each week.
> Vincent has made do with just five. They can also provide tactile
> descriptions of diagrams in class.
>
>       "He is a role model to all Blind and Visually Impaired people,"
> Connie
> told us. We'd go one step further: Vincent is a inspiration to everyone.
>
>       Join Connie's fight and ask Georgia Tech administrators to make sure
> Vincent gets everything he needs to earn his master's degree!
>
>
>            Thank you for taking action,
>
>             Emily V.
>             Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team
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