[nabs-l] Frustrating High School Issue...

Wed Jan 29 14:13:12 UTC 2014

Go to the person in charge and demand you get put in a class that 
is sutable for your level of academics.  They should not do this, 
the only class I could understand you being put in to is APE.  
They put me in APE and it iritates me so much because the coach 
apparently has no experience with blind students.  Got hit four 
times in one day, with a ball.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Wasif, Zunaira" <Zunaira.Wasif at dbs.fldoe.org
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Date sent: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:05:51 +0000
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Frustrating High School Issue...

How did you do academically last year? Why are they putting you 
in a classroom with kids with multiple disabilities?

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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
marissa
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 8:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Frustrating High School Issue...

I have not read all of this, but is this about getting to your 
room?

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>,National Association of Blind Students 
mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Frustrating High School Issue...

Good morning, JJ,

You sound very anguished about this.  Is not simply asking a 
fellow student not in option in your case? Seems like a 
no-brainer to me for, I believe we oughtto strive for 
interdependence, proof that in fact, we need each other.
after all, people like Martin Luther King himself observed that, 
people often forget that life is social so why not reach out to 
our fellows to find out which room you're approaching? Why the 
anguish, JJ? I don't like to see you so anguish'd when you're 
about to begin high school.  Please tell us about what is a 
presence within your world, that is making this so hard?
for today, Car
408-2209-3239Greetings,

Arielle has already given you some great suggestions on 
navigating your school without braille  signs.  I would add that 
the signs may have tactile print on them already.  Check those 
out and see if they will work for you.  Don't forget that it is 
also okay to ask people which room you are about to enter.  I use 
this technique from time to time.  These techniques will 
definitely work for you, but don't stop your advocacy efforts for 
the accessible signs as they are a requirement of the ADA and new 
buildings and retrofitted ones.

Finally, I do believe the National Center does actually have 
Braille  signs.  I don't know about the old part of the building, 
but the new part has some very nice signs indeed.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jan 28, 2014, at 10:00 PM, johnnie Jean duran  
<johnniejduran at gmail.com> wrote:

 Dear National Association of Blind Students,  As some of you are 
aware of, next year, I will become a 9th grader
 (freshman) at Alameda International High School.  This high 
school is a  public school in Lakewood Colorado.
 While visiting the school for the first time, I'd realized that 
the  area in which the 9th grade students have classes in, has no 
braille  on the walls.  There are 2 pods, that look exactly 
alike, but there is  no braille on each doorway to identify which 
room you are entering.
 This is going to be an issue for me because there is no way of  
identifying which room I am entering, or which pod I am in.  I 
brought  this situation up to my TVI and ONM teachers.  My ONM 
teacher then  informed me that she'd spoken to Alameda several 
times, and they've  made it seem as if this issue was not a 
necessity.  My TVI told me that  she would talk to the 
administration about this issue.  A few days  later, she happily 
informed me that they were getting braille up on  the walls ASAP.
 2 months later, while I am viseting the school with my 8th grade  
class, we took a tour through the pods, and still I did not see 
any  braille.  At a parent night my Mom attended tonight, she 
brought up the  issue to the Assistant Principal as well.  He 
informed us that he's  been aware of the situation for several 
years, and then turned away as  if it were not important enough 
to discuss.  He then told us, that I  would be placed in a 
challenge room with students who have multiple  disabilities.  I 
was frustrated with this issue because of the fact  that I do not 
need to be in a challenge room.  I am capable of  everything a 
sighted individual is capable of doing, and the only  thing that 
is stopping me is that braille.  I feel like I am being  
underestimated, and I rfuse to be placed in a challege room when 
I  don't need it.
 The NFB is my last resort, therefore as experienced blind 
students, I  am asking for your help.  How would I take this 
situation to the next  level?
 All advice is always appreciated!
 Thank you,
 JJ

 --
 Ms.  Johnnie Jean Duran
 8th Grade Student
 O'Connell Middle School - An IB World School  Lakewood, 
Colorado, United States  Member Of The National Federation Of The 
Blind Of Colorado (NFBCO),  The Colorado Association Of Blind 
Students (CABS), and the North Metro  Chapter of the NFB.
 Facebook: facebook.com/johnniejean.duran
 Instagram: jj_duran13
 Skype: jj.duran13
 Kik: jjd_13
 Twitter: jj_duran_13

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