[nabs-l] Self-Advocacy Question

[Josh Gregory]

You could've done without the language, but a para is somebody who helps a student one on one.

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> On Nov 11, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
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>> Colorado Association Of Blind Students, and the North Metro Chapter of
>> the NFB.
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