[nabs-l] Questions to Ask
Shickeytha Chandler
shickeytha at gmail.com
Wed Jun 11 20:12:37 UTC 2014
Hi,
Yes I have tried Bookshare, BARD/NLS, and Learning Ally. I am getting
the impression that books for graduate school are not as easy to find
using these book services. But thanks for the suggestions. If anyone
knows of any other book resource, I'd be glad to hear about it!
Shickeytha
On 6/10/14, Marissa <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm just jumping in here. Not even entirely sure what this is
> about, and I'm sorry. But, if the books are not available from
> bookshare, have you tried BARD? Or order them from NLS? I think
> there are some other book resources, but I'm not sure. I don't
> think APH does textbooks, but I could be wrong.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Shickeytha Chandler via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>, National Association
> of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:15:54 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions to Ask
>
> Arielle,
>
> Oh how lucky you were to have all course materials available via
> course reserves! Only one of my Master's level classes this
> coming
> semester has readings that are offered through course reserves,
> and I
> know at least two of my required textbooks are not available
> through
> Learning Ally or Bookshare. So I will likely have to get them
> from the
> publisher in accessible format or else scan them with my Pearl.
> Not a
> major inconvenience, but certainly more hassle than having all
> materials automatically at one's fingertips!
>
> You make some good points about there being more
> professor-student
> interaction at the graduate level. I am only just now beginning
> my
> program, but am already getting a sense that there is a
> difference in
> that way as compared to undergrad. It does make sense though,
> since
> graduate programs are on a more professional level and with more
> of a
> narrowed focus. I think I personally will like that change.
>
> Best,
>
> Shickeytha
>
> On 6/10/14, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> Hi Zach,
>
> Although my Ph.D. was in a different field, I will say that in
> my
> experience with grad school, a disability services office really
> shouldn't be a huge requirement. In general, grad courses are
> small,
> and professors and grad students have much stronger one-on-one
> interaction. I always received any needed accommodations just
> by
> working with my professors. Furthermore, all course materials
> were
> made available electronically to everyone, not just to me. This
> is a
> big difference from undergrad where students have to fend for
> themselves to obtain textbooks and course readers. In grad
> school,
> especially in scientific disciplines, there is a much bigger
> focus on
> empirical papers, which are almost always available online
> through
> campus libraries or course reserves. The one reason I can think
> of
> where you might want to work with a DSS office might be if you
> want to
> get textbooks in Braille, but I'm not sure how much textbook
> reading
> you will be assigned.
>
> I would suggest applying to schools based on their programs and
> the
> quality of fit between your interests and those of the faculty.
> If you
> have a good working relationship with your mentor or mentors,
> everything else should fall into place. The mentor will have an
> interest in supporting your education and will do whatever is
> needed
> to make that happen. On the other hand, if your mentoring
> relationship
> is weak, you might find it harder to get the accommodations you
> need.
> Once you are admitted, you could certainly check out the DSS
> office,
> but I don't think it needs to be a priority when you're
> applying. Best
> of luck!
>
> Arielle
>
> On 6/10/14, zeynep sule yilmaz via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> Hi Zack,
>
> One of my neighborhood friends who is blind is doing his PhD
> in
> genetics. Unfortionately, I don't have his number, but I can
> try to
> find his email from other people. Would you like me to send his
> contact info to you, if I can get it? Feel free to contact with
> me,
> if you are interested to talk to him.
>
> Thanks and good luck for the grad school!
>
> Zeynep
>
> 2014-06-10 10:51 GMT-05:00, Shickeytha Chandler via nabs-l
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
> Hi Zach,
>
> One thing I would recommend is start off by doing as much
> research as
> you can independently. By this I mean read everything available
> online
> about the program you are interested in, including but not
> limited to
> course descriptions, syllabi from previous semesters, etc. Then
> try to
> think about any accommodations you might need or problems that
> might
> arise in those specific classes and try to think of ways to work
> around those difficulties if they occur. In your discussions
> with the
> disability offices, you might bring up specific scenarios and
> see what
> their ideas would be for providing accommodations. If you have
> a State
> Vocational Rehabilitation counselor, you can also talk with
> him/her
> about what specific things that Agency can provide for you while
> in
> graduate school.
>
> I don't know much about genetics, but I get the impression that
> your
> program will be very science-intensive with lots of classes in
> biology, chemistry and the like. That is the area of study that
> I am
> least interested in and least skilled at, so I really do not
> have much
> to offer you in terms of advice, but I do know that the science
> classes I was required to take in undergrad were difficult for
> me with
> lots of visuals. So it might be a good idea to see if the
> disability
> office has a way of providing you with access to visual
> illustrations,
> presentations, etc. so that you can benefit from them as much
> as your
> peers.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Shickeytha
>
> On 6/10/14, Zach Mason via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
>
>
> I'm applying for fall 2015 graduate programs in what I can best
> describe
> as
> "genetics." As a graduate student, are there questions, or
> aspects
> about
> the
> program I would be wise to inquire about of the Disabilities
> Offices?
>
>
>
> Zac
>
>
>
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