[nabs-l] Self-Advocacy Question

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, jJ,

         What the hell is a para?
for today, Car
408-209-3239At 04:41 PM 11/11/2013, johnnie Jean duran wrote:
>Arielle:
>Thank you, I definitely appreciate your willing to help with this
>situation. The Cooking class will begin tomorrow, and i am not
>required to have a para, but my tvi is implying that it'd be best for
>me. However, I definitely disagree, and am totally capable of
>participating within the class on my own. I have honestly never even
>met the teacher before today, and the confidence that she had in me
>was very low. I have talked to my mother, and she has left voicemails
>in both of their mailboxes, so hopefully something gets done! However,
>I will let you know, because in my opinion, if they were to see
>another blind individual, who independently cooks explain things to
>them, it might change their mind.
>Thank you so much Arielle!
>JJ
>
>On 11/11/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi JJ,
> >
> > I don't think you need a para, especially if you already have a lot of
> > experience cooking. Are your parents willing to stand up for you?
> > Ultimately it's their decision, so if your parents say that you should
> > participate equally in the class without somebody standing by your
> > side, then that is what should happen. You could also try contacting
> > Scott LaBarre, Brent Batron or someone else in CO who could advocate
> > for you. I live in Colorado and would  be happy to talk with your TVI
> > as a blind person who cooks independently. If your parents are
> > supporting you and on your side, they can write a letter to the TVI
> > and teacher requesting you participate fully in the class without a
> > para, and can perhaps set up a special meeting to discuss this
> > arrangement. Even if your teachers require a para to be there, you can
> > still request the para stand back and let you participate fully in the
> > class. You will get much more out of the class that way. When does the
> > class start?
> >
> > Arielle
> >
> > On 11/11/13, johnnie Jean duran <johnniejduran at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Dear National Association of Blind Students,
> >> As some of you may know, I am currently an 8th grade student attending
> >> O'Connell Middle School, and every trimester, every student is allowed
> >> to switch electives and pick a new one. I decided to choose cooking
> >> (family and consumer science) as my selection, however my TVI and the
> >> cooking teacher are both implying that I will need a para with me in
> >> there at all times. I chose cooking because it is something I am good
> >> at, and I do it all the time. But, both teachers are persisting that I
> >> need a para. What should I tell them, because they aren't listening?
> >> Do I need an advocate?
> >> Thanks,
> >> JJ
> >>
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>Ms. Johnnie Jean Duran
>8th Grade Student
>O'Connell Middle School - An IB World School
>Member Of The National Federation Of The Blind Of Colorado, The
>Colorado Association Of Blind Students, and the North Metro Chapter of
>the NFB.
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