[nabs-l] Unrealistic expectations

[Arielle Silverman]

If your disability center is not helpful, yu can try talking to the
department chair or dean of the school of education. You can email
this individual requesting a meeting. Also, if your professor makes
any statements denying you accommodations, be sure to get those in
writing. If its not written down, it doesn't count.
Arielle

On 11/12/14, Michael D Ausbun via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Alyssa:
> 	Under federal law, either section 504 or 508, there is a provision which
> states that establishments must provide reasonable accommodations in
> situations where normal means will not work; therefore, by federal law,
> either your instructor or the disability center must provide you with some
> sort of accommodation.
> 	If your instructor refuses to assist you in this matter, then the
> disability center will have to hire someone to read, interpret and draw the
> diagrams for you. In this event, the person would do their utmost to draw
> exactly what you describe, granted you have an understanding of what the
> diagrams should look like. In the event you do not know, then the disability
> center’s representative will have to describe it to you or provide you with
> a tactile representation.
> 	It seems silly to me that your instructor would require you to perform a
> task which will never be useful for you. A sighted person would never be
> required to read a braille book and a hearing-impaired student would never
> be asked to listen and interpret a musical ensemble.
> 	I hope this information helps!
> Respectfully,
> Michael ausbun
>
> Michael Ausbun
> Student assistive technology technician
> University of Nevada, Reno
> Secretary of the Nevada Chapter of NABS
> President and cofounder of the UNR Philosophy club
>
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Alyssa via nabs-l
> [nabs-l at nfbnet.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:44 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Unrealistic expectations
>
> Hi NABS!
> I'm writing in need of some advice. I received an email earlier from my math
> instructor which troubled me. My class has 5 different sections, some with
> different one truffles, but all under one coordinator who writes the final
> exam for the class. My instructor told her about me and another blind
> student in the class. This class is basically for education majors to learn
> how to teach elementary math, and some of these topics are visual. For
> example, it is required to draw pictures. My instructor asked the
> coordinator if these questions can be substituted. She said she refused to
> make any accommodations on the test. She is convinced the disability office
> can somehow fix it. Their track record with me isn't the greatest and I
> somehow don't think they can give me vision and artistic ability. I feel the
> class coordinator is being unreasonable. Is there anything I can do to put a
> stop to this? Have any of you had similar problems? How did you resolve
> them?
> Best,
> Alyssa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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