[nabs-l] Unrealistic expectations

[Joe]

Personally, I'd attempt to do the drawings yourself before bringing in
someone to draw them for you. It'll help you begin to generate your own
independent alternatives and will show them that calling in an assistant is
not, or should not, be the default solution. Try using wikki stix to create
tactile diagrams. Also, and I can't for the life of me remember what it's
called now, but there is a square wire mesh you can lay paper on top of and
use Crayons to draw tactile representations. Maybe someone here will know
what this is called. Now, if the coordinator continues to be anal about a
certain way the drawings need to be handled, then call in the guns and start
talking 508 or 504 or whatever it is covers this kind of situation. Keep
good documentation of the things you are attempting to get around the
scenario. Unrealistic expectations? I'm not so sure. It's fair for them to
hold you to a similar standard if you are showing you can find alternative
ways of getting the job done.

Joe

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-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alyssa via
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:44 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 

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