[nabs-l] accomodations for english classes

Tue Jan 27 08:17:12 UTC 2015

Hi=20Ashley,

As=20a=20doctoral=20candidate=20in=20English=20and=20a=20college-level=20En=
glish=20
instructor,=20let=20me=20take=20a=20stab=20at=20answering=20just=20a=20few=
=20of=20your=20
questions.

First,=20I=20would=20encourage=20you=20to=20obtain=20the=20text=20in=20a=20=
format=20you=20
can=20access=20via=20Braille=20display.=20=20This=20will=20not=20only=20all=
ow=20you=20to=20
access=20them=20in=20class=20but=20will=20also=20make=20it=20much=20easier=
=20to=20
integrate=20quotes=20into=20your=20writing,=20as=20you=20can=20simply=20pas=
te=20them=20
into=20your=20analysis.=20=20Many=20of=20the=20Norton=20anthologies=20are=20=
available=20
via=20Bookshare.=20=20If=20the=20one=20you're=20using=20isn't,=20feel=20fre=
e=20to=20
contact=20me=20directly,=20as=20I=20frequently=20teach=20from=20various=20N=
orton=20
anthologies=20and=20may=20be=20able=20to=20point=20you=20toward=20an=20acce=
ssible=20
version=20of=20the=20one=20assigned=20for=20your=20class.

Second,=20I=20would=20ask=20for=20both=20comments=20and=20handouts=20to=20b=
e=20sent=20to=20
you=20electronically.=20=20These=20are=20very=20reasonable=20accommodations=
=20to=20
request=20and=20ones=20I=20routinely=20offer=20students=20with=20no=20incon=
venience=20
to=20myself.=20=20Assuming=20you=20do=20indeed=20have=20a=20note-taker,=20y=
ou=20
shouldn't=20need=20the=20handouts=20too=20far=20in=20advance=20of=20class,=
=20so=20the=20
professor=20shouldn't=20need=20to=20alter=20his=20or=20her=20schedule=20of=
=20lesson=20
planning=20substantially.

I=20haven't=20worked=20with=20Blackboard=20or=20with=20texts=20in=20audio=20=
format,=20
so=20I=20can't=20offer=20any=20input=20on=20your=20other=20questions,=20but=
=20please=20
don't=20hesitate=20to=20be=20in=20touch=20if=20I=20can=20help=20with=20anyt=
hing=20else.

Enjoy=20the=20course!

Lucy

-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2026=20Jan=202015=2023:24:54=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20accomodations=20for=20english=20classes

Hi=20all,

I=E2=80=99m=20taking=20a=20literature=20elective.=20=20A=20year=20or=20so=20=
back,=20I=20tried=20
taking=20one=20and=20wrote=20to=20you=20all=20about=20a=20professor=20not=20=
interested=20
in=20accomodating=20me.
He=20showed=20videos=20of=20the=20literature=20he=20used=20and=20I=20would=
=20not=20be=20
able=20to=20access=20that=20outside=20class=20with=20a=20reader=20among=20o=
ther=20
issues.

Fortunately,=20my=20new=20professor=20for=20short=20story=20seems=20nice=20=
and=20
willing=20to=20help.=20=20No=20videos=20are=20used=20and=20his=20class=20is=
=20very=20
auditory=20with=20lots=20of=20discussion;=20sometimes=20in=20small=20groups=
=20and=20
sometimes=20as=20a=20whole=20class.

Here=20are=20my=20=20questions=20and=20concerns=20though.
Note=20that=20I=20have=20the=20book=20in=20audio=20form=20now,=20but=20am=20=
looking=20for=20
it=20in=20text=20form=20and=20may=20ask=20my=20dss=20office=20to=20get=20it=
=20from=20the=20
publisher.=20=20I=20generally=20have=20found=20publisher=20files=20unfriend=
ly=20
though=20as=20its=20pdf.=20=20the=20words=20are=20often=20smashed=20togethe=
r=20and=20
words=20are=20broken=20up=20with=20hyphens=20as=20jaws=20reads=20them.
But,=20I=20might=20need=20to=20try=20that=20way=20as=20I=20really=20need=20=
to=20see=20the=20
text=20and=20spelling=20of=20some=20words.=20=20Otherwise,=20I=20may=20have=
=20to=20pay=20a=20
reader=20to=20read=20some=20of=20the=20stories=20where=20Learning=20ally=20=
readers=20
are=20low=20quality=20or=20in=20situations=20where=20I=20need=20to=20see=20=
the=20spelling=20
and=20quotes=20in=20the=20story.

What=20ideas=20do=20you=20have=20for=20these=20issues.

1.=20=20The=20class=20is=20asked=20to=20bring=20their=20texts=20and=20refer=
ence=20=20
passages=20for=20discussion.
So=20far,=20the=20prof=20or=20a=20student=20reads=20the=20quotes=20to=20me.=
=20=20But=20I=20am=20
at=20a=20disadvantage=20not=20seeing=20the=20quotes=20in=20their=20context.=
=20=20Other=20
students=20can=20read=20further=20past=20the=20quote=20or=20skim=20the=20pa=
ge=20to=20
refresh=20their=20memory=20where=20the=20passage=20came=20from.

Do=20you=20bring=20=20an=20accessible=20copy=20of=20the=20book=20to=20class=
?=20for=20
instance,=20a=20brf=20file=20or=20text=20file=20on=20your=20braille=20notet=
aker.

2.=20=20We=20have=20to=20write=20about=20the=20readings=20either=20a=20read=
ing=20journal=20
response=20or=20discussion=20board.
After=20writing=20them,=20how=20has=20your=20professor=20given=20you=20feed=
back?
Do=20you=20ask=20for=20it=20electronically=20so=20you=20can=20read=20his/he=
r=20
response?
In=20the=20past,=20I=E2=80=99ve=20handed=20in=20homework=20and=20professors=
=20wrote=20it=20by=20
hand=20like=20everyone=20else;=20they=20would=20go=20over=20it=20with=20me=
=20if=20I=20asked=20
or=20I=20just=20asked=20my=20reader=20to=20read=20it=20over.
But,=20since=20the=20prof=20does=20it=20electronically=20via=20blackboard,=
=20maybe,=20
he=20could=20write=20the=20feedback=20in=20the=20paper.

3.=20=20For=20the=20discussion=20boards,=20is=20that=20accessible?=20I=20us=
e=20jaws=2015.
If=20you=20had=20issues,=20what=20were=20they?=20They=20use=20blackboard=20=
and=20we=20
have=20to=20not=20only=20have=20to=20write=20a=20new=20post=20but=20also=20=
=20comment=20on=20
them=20as=20well,=20and=20I=20don=E2=80=99t=20know=20if=20I=20will=20be=20a=
ble=20to=20comment=20on=20
them.=20=20I=20know=20I=20could=20not=20years=20ago=20in=20an=20english=20c=
lass.

4.=20=20How=20do=20you=20work=20quotes=20into=20your=20reading=20responses=
=20or=20essays?
Doing=20this=20auditorily=20is=20harder=20and=20I=20hope=20I=20can=20get=20=
this=20book=20in=20
text=20soon.

The=20only=20way=20I=20can=20think=20of=20=20is=20to=20copy=20it=20carefull=
y=20verbatum=20on=20
my=20braille=20note=20first=20as=20I=E2=80=99m=20reading.
I=20cannot=20go=20back=20like=20everyone=20else=20and=20skim=20for=20quotes=
=20and=20then=20
pick=20what=20I=20want=20to.=20=20I=E2=80=99ll=20have=20to=20think=20about=
=20it=20as=20I=20read=20and=20
copy=20it=20down=20as=20I=20listen.
Is=20it=20okay=20to=20start=20a=20paragraph=20with=20the=20quote=20or=20sho=
uld=20I=20
explain=20it=20and=20then=20quote=20it?

5.=20=20Our=20responses=20have=20to=20be=20a=20certain=20word=20count=20or=
=20more.=20=20I=20use=20
word=202010.=20=20How=20do=20I=20find=20the=20word=20count?

Also=20when=20=20using=20handouts=20in=20class=20for=20activities,=20how=20=
=20do=20you=20
access=20them?=20Just=20use=20another=20student=20as=20a=20reader?=20That=E2=
=80=99s=20what=20
I=E2=80=99ve=20usually=20done.
I=20was=20considering=20trying=20to=20get=20handouts=20ahead=20of=20time,=20=
but=20I=20
don=E2=80=99t=20think=20the=20professor=20preps=20too=20far=20in=20advance.=

Thanks.

Ashley
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