[nabs-l] Advice needed

Tue Dec 23 16:58:50 UTC 2014

The course is intro ASL which I have already taken in undergrad. The grad one is an independent study. I make videos of me signing different things and submit to a professor for review. When I meet with my professor it is one on one so tactile sign language should not be a problem. 

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> On Dec 23, 26 Heisei, at 1:53 AM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dropping a person from a program only makes sense if the health
> problem involved would impact that course though.  It sounds like
> although it was an issue before it isn't now, so I do not see dropping
> her from the program as right.
> 
> I think Michael is right in his assessment of options.  I think your
> advisor is overstepping his bounds here, and that if the dean has no
> problem with you taking the course and it won't be an issue for you,
> then you could use the dean as an ally here.  I also think that if
> this course is something you're passionate about you should take it,
> but if the battle is more trouble than it is worth you might want to
> consider whether or not you want a battle on your hands since the
> course isn't needed for you to meet graduation requirements.
> 
> But, it would be helpful to know what this course is.
> 
>> On 12/22/14, Karl Martin Adam via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi bridget,
>> 
>> Can you give us some more information about what this course is
>> and exactly what happened?  Without knowing exactly why you were
>> dropped from the program and what you can and cannot take it's
>> difficult to give useful advice.  Being dropped from a program
>> for a health problem would be entirely reasonable as long as the
>> problem is permanent and prevents you from doing what you have to
>> do to complete the program, but if it's for some other reason,
>> then that's of course ridiculous.  As others have said, what your
>> adviser says is irrelevant because you can take whatever courses
>> you want unless you're talking about a departmental advisor, who
>> does have the authority to remove you from a program.  If this
>> persists, you should go up the chain of authority.  First talk to
>> the advisor again and see if you can straiten things out.  If
>> that doesn't work, go to the department chair, and if that
>> doesn't work, go to the dean.  Whatever you do don't start off by
>> going straight to the provost or president; that just makes you
>> look like a trouble maker who isn't smart enough to use proper
>> procedures.  You might end up talking to the upper levels of the
>> administration, but make sure you've gone through all the lower
>> levels first.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Karl
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> To: "nabs-l at nfbnet.org" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:50:54 -0500
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Advice needed
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> What would you do if you had a medical situation come up which
>> prevented you from completing a course. You did not start the
>> course and it would not prevent you from graduating. You have the
>> opportunity to take the course in the spring but, your adviser
>> believes you do not want to even though you have told them
>> repeatedly you want to. They dropped you from the program and
>> said you can't take courses from that selection anymore only
>> because of a health problem.
>> The dean has no problem with it. What is your next move?
>> I know this is worded weird but, come on I started having
>> neurological issues which prevented me from doing excessive
>> amounts of work.
>> I have to fix this ASAP. Any advice is appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Bridget
>> 
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