[nabs-l] Re- Frustrated With High School issues

[Kirt]

When I was in high school I think I bought a padlock and got the school Who to take out the regular combination lock… I didn't have any problems with it.

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> On Jan 29, 2014, at 6:59 PM, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Because the lock on my locker must be a push-button combination rather than
> the standard spinning knob style, my lock feels different from all the
> others. Although my locker is in the middle of a row, I use this to tell
> mine apart from the rest.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandra Gayer
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 4:37 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Re- Frustrated With High School issues
> 
> Hello,
> I live in Europe. I never had Braille on any walls or doors and I managed
> fine. For some buildings, I didn't even get adequate mobility but I
> memorised layouts, counted doors and I had friends if I really needed help.
> The only real issue at one point was my locker. It became tedius counting
> them and they all felt the same so I labelled it myself. If you need Braille
> labels on doors, pods etc, maybe write dimo labels yourself and ask for
> sighted help as to where to put them?
> 
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
> 
>> On 1/29/14, Roanna Baccchus <rbacchus228 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Johnnie,
>> 
>> I was in high school for four years and never had any of these issues.  
>> Maybe you could try talking to the administration at the school to see 
>> if they could put braille signs where your classrooms will be.  I 
>> think under the ADA public schools are required to have Braille in all 
>> of their buildings.  I navigated my high school campus both by 
>> verifying room numbers using the Braille and memorizing my class 
>> schedule.  Let us know how things turn out in the future.
>> 
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