[nabs-l] requesting some advice about choosing a college science class for next semester

[Suzanne Germano]

Tell this teacher about Geerat Vermeij who is blind.

Geerat Vermeij, a professor of geology whose work on sea shells has led to
insights into evolution, ecology, biology and economics, has been named the
2004 Faculty Research Lecturer by his colleagues at the University of
California, Davis.

He can identity somewhere around 3500 shells by touch. he graduated
from Princeton
University <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University> in 1968 and
received his Ph.D. in biology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology> and
geology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology> from Yale
University<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University>in 1971.


On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com>wrote:

> --
> Joshua T Hendrickson
>
> Hello to all.  I'm glad to be a part of this list.  I am very close to
> getting my Associates of Arts degree.  The only class I need to take,
> is a geology science class with no lab.  I met with a counselor and I
> was going to take a class called Geology 206 which was all about rocks
> and things like that.  The Dean of The science department had
> suggested I take this class, but there is a major problem.  The
> teacher of this class doesn't want me to take the class.  This is
> extremely frustrating.  I had went to my disability support office,
> and asked Gloria to call the teacher and find out when I could meet
> with him to talk about what acomidations I would need for the upcoming
> class, the teacher wouldn't even talk to me on the phone.  He told
> gloria, there would be no way I could tell the different rocks apart.
> I was going to take this same class a couple semesters before but in
> the summer not in the fall like I still might take this class.  Lynn
> who heads the disability department talked with the dean of science
> again, and now people are suggesting that I take an online class
> called geology of the solar system.  Lynn told me she thought I should
> take this class, because the lady who taught the class was supportive
> and didn't mind if I take this class.  I don't really want to take an
> online class, because I don't know how accessible it will be with
> jaws.  I was sent an email with a link to a page that was kind of set
> up like what the online course would look like, but it was very
> confusing.  Since there isn't much there as far as assignments, or
> discussion questions, its very hard for me to figure out if jaws will
> be able to read what needs to be read.  I'm going to meet tomorrow
> with Lyn, and the teacher of this online course, to see if I should
> take this class, although, I am already registered for the lecture
> based geology rock class with the teacher who doesn't even want me in
> his class.  Also, I don't even have any accessible textbooks for
> either class yet, that is another concern.  Thanks for reading this
> message.
>
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