[nabs-l] state rehab services requirements

Wed Apr 8 21:06:32 UTC 2015

Hi Abigail.  Keep calling different people and see if you can get your
report in an accessible format.  It is completely rediculous that you
are required to fill out a monthly report that isn't in any kind of
accessible format.  It makes me wonder how important this report
really is.  I'd be thinking if this report were very important to your
case, that your counselor would have made sure to give you the report
form right away in some form so you could easily complete it.  I've
never had to fill out any kind of reports when I was in college, but
my counselor did meet me once a semester to see how I was doing, and I
did call periodically to let him know how my grades were and that sort
of thing.  Hope you can get your issue resolved.  It sounds like you
are doing all you can do since you are making calls to different
people.  Good luck.

On 4/8/15, Abigail Bolling via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thank you Bridget. and everyone else who has contributed. I am going to be
> calling the supervisor and working my way up through the office while I am
> waiting for DRO to return my call.
> Thanks again for your support! I apppreciate it!
>
> Abigail Bolling
>
> Wright State University-2019: Social Work
>
> "Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music
> play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
>
>> On Apr 2, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I could say many things about this topic. I do not think it would be in my
>> best interest to do so. What I will say is, just know you are not alone.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Apr 2, 27 Heisei, at 9:37 PM, zeynep sule yilmaz via nabs-l
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> That is not a good problem to have. I'm a rehabilitation counselor and
>>> I work at the Oklahoma DRS. I have to provide everything to my client
>>> in a preferred format. Large print, word or braille are options. Call
>>> the director. If it doesn't work, you can call client assistance
>>> program. They handle the cases when clients are not happy with their
>>> VR counselor. Please let me know, if you have any other questions. I
>>> can take a look at their policy, if it is accessible to public. But I
>>> don't think so. That is ridiculous to experience this. I was interning
>>> at a different VR agency and they failed to provide my accommodations.
>>> That was so painful times for me.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2015-04-02 20:11 GMT-05:00, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
>>>> I wonder if you can just call up the director of the agency. In those
>>>> agencies it's often the case that one person doesn't know what the
>>>> other one did, and if your caseworker got sick, it's likely your
>>>> request just fell through the cracks. The director who is responsible
>>>> for the entire agency should be able to work out a solution with you.
>>>> Arielle
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/2/15, Doug Oliver via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Abby,  I'd keep on the disabilities office of ohio, this is very bad,
>>>>> and
>>>>> not a good thing.  I'm wondering if the ohio office has some lazyy
>>>>> people
>>>>> that do not want to work on something properly?
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Abigail Bolling via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:28 PM
>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] state rehab services requirements
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I have a problem I wanted to get some opinions on!
>>>>>> I am a client of Ohio's rehab services.
>>>>>> There is a monthly update report that I am required to complete every
>>>>>> month to give my case worker an update as to how I am doing in
>>>>>> school.
>>>>>> I was told about this manditory report in August of 2014. But, I was
>>>>>> never
>>>>>>
>>>>>> given the report. due to pressing issues at school, I forgot about
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> report all together.
>>>>>> A few months later, in December of 2014, I was told again that I had
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> complete this report. I asked my counselor for  an accessible version
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the report template. I did not receive anything for a few weeks.
>>>>>> I sent emails and called the office of my counselor, but never got an
>>>>>> answer. Finally, on this past monday, I received an answer (after my
>>>>>> mother took it upon herself to call and complain.) I was told that my
>>>>>> case
>>>>>>
>>>>>> worker was on medical leave and didn't know when she would be able to
>>>>>> come
>>>>>>
>>>>>> back.
>>>>>> I was also given an image file of the report template. I replied to
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> email by telling the substitute case worker telling her that this was
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>
>>>>>> accessible, or acceptable.
>>>>>> The reply I received was that they would have to mail me printed
>>>>>> versions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> of the template.
>>>>>> To me, this option is not acceptable. And the agency, I feel is
>>>>>> taking
>>>>>> my
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ability for independence away from me.
>>>>>> What if I don't have a scanner? and am not able to scan in said
>>>>>> paperwork?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I could have my parents or roommate read it to me, but should it be
>>>>>> their
>>>>>>
>>>>>> responsibility to do that?
>>>>>> I think not.
>>>>>> But I want to know what you think.
>>>>>> I have a call in to Disability rights of Ohio already and am waiting
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>
>>>>>> reply there.
>>>>>> Thank you all for your time and I look forward to reading your
>>>>>> replys.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Abigail Bolling
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wright State University-2019: Social Work
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the
>>>>>> music play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
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