[nabs-l] I believe I have been discriminated against, where to turn for help?

[David Andrews]

Where do you live?  What is the school?

Make contact with your local NFB chapter or  state affiliate.  There 
may be other complaint venues.  If it is a state school or university 
there may be some sort of commission or board of higher education, or 
it may be part of a larger system, with a complaint avenue.  I don'[t 
know if the u.s. department of education would have anything either, but might.

If this person retaliates, you have more ammunition -- but you need 
to get as much as you can in writing, so it isn't your word against hers.

Further, if you do anything, then she will know -- you ultimately 
can't have it both ways, will have to either accept, or go public 
with complaints.

Dave

At 01:31 PM 2/14/2013, you wrote:
>Thanks for all the advice. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do.
>Let me answer a few questions that might clear up the picture a little
>bit.
>First, I am a French major. This is under the department of modern
>languages. This professor I have a problem with is the Chair person of
>the department of modern languages. I cannot go to my department
>chair, because she *is* the department chair.
>Second, I have attempted to file complaints with the university
>before, and they got me nowhere. I was told I could transfer elsewhere
>if I had so many problems, and that I *was* being properly accomodated
>in the past when I know for sure I wasn't.
>Third, I know for a fact that if my professor found out that I knew
>what she has done, she would retaliate against me. She has the power
>and ability to give me an F instead of the grade I got.
>fourth, I do not want to sue. I am now looking for NFB help/advice
>because I literally have nowhere else to turn, my unversity can't help
>me.
>
>Hope this helps make the picture a little more clear for all. I really
>do appreciate you al listening to me complain, I just have had enough.
>lol Thank God I can go elsewhere for Grad school.
>Laurel
>
>On 2/14/13, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> > I would not rush out and sue somebody.  First, I would think that
> > your school has some sort of procedure for filing complaints.  You
> > must have a Dean of Students, or Chancellor or provost of academic
> > affairs etc.  It is called different things at different
> > schools.  Or, there is the Chairperson of the Department in
> > question.  Do your homework, so to speak, and proceed from there.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 12:43 PM 2/14/2013, you wrote:
> >>What's his email? Sorry, I'm in school and can't answer the phone, but
> >>I can get away with email. :-)
> >>
> >>On 2/14/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> >> > Good grief!
> >> > You better sue them!
> >> > Contact Scott LaBarre, and he'll help you!
> >> > That's terrible!
> >> > Blessings, Joshua
> >> > ________________________________________
> >> > From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Laurel
> >> > [laurel.stockard at gmail.com]
> >> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:32 PM
> >> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> >> > Subject: [nabs-l] I believe I have been discriminated against,  where
> >> > to
> >> > turn for help?
> >> >
> >> > As my subject says, I believe that I have been discriminated against
> >> > by a professor at my university. I am wondering if one of you fellow
> >> > listers can tell me where to get help. I had a French professor last
> >> > semester. With out making this too long of a story, basically, I have
> >> > just found out that she gave me different exams and quizzes than she
> >> > gave everybody in the class. She made me do a different and much
> >> > harder final exam for example. On the final, I had to go to my
> >> > Disability Servic Testing office and answer 4 or 5 questions, in
> >> > French of course, one page responses single spaced without use of a
> >> > dictionary. I did not know then what everybody else did, I assumed
> >> > they did the same as me. I found out yesterday, accidentally, that
> >> > what she did was have everybody else come to class and get in groups.
> >> > She then gave each group a dictionary, and assigned the groups 1
> >> > question each. They then had to answer it and write their answers on
> >> > the board. The whole class then discussed each question. All 20
> >> > students made 100s on the exam. I made a 74. Had I made an "A" I would
> >> > have made an "a" in the class. This is the most major thing she did,
> >> > there's a lot of smaller things, but I think I can pin her down on
> >> > this one. Where/what NFB resource/resources should I turn to for help?
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Laurel