[nabs-l] the test accomodations

[Ashley Bramlett]

Tyler,
Right. I believe they have the right to make this policy. I only wish such 
readers were competent readers.
I totally see your points here.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Littlefield, Tyler
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 10:34 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] the test accomodations

>But for tests and quizzes, I have to use their readers.
the DSS office does have the authority to make a demand like this if it
is an extension of the actual school policy. Hiring a reader for a test
doesn't really insure that you'll have someone that the staff can trust,
so they like to try to provide readers which is probably the first issue.
On 4/27/2013 8:23 PM, Arielle Silverman wrote:
> Who is saying that you "have to" use university readers for tests?
> If it's the disability services office, they really don't have the
> authority to be making this kind of demand. If they say this, you can
> still hire your own reader and work with him or her without the DSS
> office's knowledge or approval.
> If it's the professor saying this, you might have less recourse, but
> I'd still suggest talking to the professor about other options, such
> as having the professor or a TA serve as the reader. You need a reader
> for testing who is competent and knows the subject well enough to
> describe graphics.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 4/27/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I have to take the readers they provide for tests. If I hire a reader
>> outside class to study or read the text, sure I can interview and pick 
>> whom
>>
>> I want.
>> But for tests and quizzes, I have to use their readers.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Suzanne Germano
>> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:00 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] the test accomodations
>>
>> I haven't used readers since I am a partial and use cctv but when I had
>> disabled students pay for a chemistry lab aid I insisted the person was a
>> chem major and an A student.
>>
>> So maybe you could find your readers through the department. And then you
>> interview them by having them read to you.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Kirt <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in the middle of the nightmare that is transferring between 
>>> colleges,
>>> but the college I am leaving almost always provided me with competent 
>>> and
>>> capable readers. Sure, they might pronounce a few words incorrectly But
>>> they knew how to read out loud.  I hope I don't run into the same 
>>> problem
>>> you are dealing with right now and my next college.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 27, 2013, at 11:21 AM, "Ashley Bramlett"
>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> As finals approach, I wanted to know what test accomodations you get.
>>>> Do
>>> you feel they are adaquate and meet your needs?
>>>> If you need a reader and person to scribe your answers on a scantron,
>>> how are they? Are they competent readers?
>>>> I’m going through a discriminatory situation now. Most my readers were
>>> incompetent but I got around that by asking them to speak slower and
>>> repeat
>>> things; I mean they could not speak all that clearly and read fast and
>>> spoke to the paper not articulately to me. Many exams I took with jaws 
>>> to
>>> avoid this; I feel this way is slower for me and a reader can directly
>>> mark
>>> my answers on a scantron as well as go back to questions I missed. If I
>>> need a reader scribe I should be given a competent reader.
>>>> I’ll tell more about this specific test issue in another message.
>>>>
>>>> Look forward to seeing your responses.
>>>>
>>>> Ashley
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