[nabs-l] Introduction

[Michael D Ausbun]

Good evening Caitlin:
	My name is Michael Ausbun, and I am right over the hill in Reno Nevada, attending the University of Nevada as a Junior. Similar to Chris, I was recently honored with the privilege of being elected to the NABS board. I wanted to welcome you to the list, as many others have thus far.
	Additionally, I have some relevant information regarding Chinese and Japanese courses, and the subsequent accommodations that others have found to be successful. Please note accommodations are like socks: you can use most of them, but some fit better than others do. The accommodations, which a previous student at my university utilized, were standard. Extended time on exams, a human note taker, recording in the classroom, and braille materials. Where it gets a little different was in the type of braille utilized. They requested that all braille be uniformly written to reflect Romogi, the roman-style print. That is, the braille would use roman characters appose to the Japanese or Chinese characters. Further, they had to request from the professor that all work be accepted in this format. As per ADA requirements, most professors O.K’Ed it, because it was a ‘reasonable’ accommodation, and, at the end of the day, professors are people to.
	I hope some of this was intelligible. If not, or if you have any questions pertaining to Philosophy, political Science, Anthropology, or religious studies or pretty much anything else because as a good philosophy student ought to, I have opinions on everything, feel free to email me either on here, or off list.
Respectfully,
Michael Ausbun
Secretary, Nevada Association of Blind Students
Board member, National Association of Blind Students
“The National Federation of the Blind knows that Blindness is not the characteristic which defines you. Low expectations create obstacles; live the life you want.”

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Caitlin:

Welcome to the NABS list! My name is Chris Nusbaum, and I am a rising high
school senior from Maryland. Currently I am honored and privileged to serve
on the NABS Board of Directors, to which I was elected during this year's
national convention. I hope that you will find the discussion here
informative, entertaining and sometimes thought-provoking. It's always great
to read the contributions of one of our new members, and I am very much
looking forward to reading yours. I also hope that you will join our
organization as an active member if you have not done so already. Please
don't hesitate to contact us if we can be of any help to you as you learn
more about NABS and our work. Best of luck in your studies.

Chris

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Hello everyone,

My name is Caitlin Best and I will be an incoming graduate student at the
University of San Francisco majoring in Asian Pacific studies. I was curious
to know if any of you have taken a language like Chinese or Japanese before?
I'll be taking Japanese for two years and I'm trying to figure out the best
way to learn the language. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Caitlin
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