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

[James Hulme]

http://www.uta.edu/engineering/about/contacts-maps.php

Perhaps this is helpful link for more info. on contacting either the Dean
of Students or Provost at the University of Texas Arlington.

Jimmy Hulme
jim.hulme at gmail.com

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>wrote:

> There is more than one way to complain within the university. When you
> say you have complained in the past and the complaints were ignored,
> to whom did you complain and was it a formal written complaint?
> Department chairs have to report to deans and even if they are
> tenured, don't have ultimate final say over your grades.
> Arielle
>
> On 2/14/13, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
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