[nabs-l] Disability office policies

Fri Apr 29 03:58:33 UTC 2016

In my view having a voluntary seminar is way better than having nothing.  Making it mandatory would be great though.  I don't know how any of that would work.  I feel like it is about finding the right people.  When finals are over I am going to start looking into it more.  And I would like to hear more about this idea from others as well.

Anna E Givens

> On Apr 28, 2016, at 9:38 PM, KENNEDY STOMBERG via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> My school just got a new DSS coordinator, and she held a seminar for faculty this year. It was about general disability etequete. However, it was voluntary, and only the faculty who already cared about helping students with disabilities went to the seminar.
> I don't know that it's possible to make such training mandatory, is it? How would one go about enforcing it? Especially since faculty are already tenured a lot of the time. So they can't be fired or laid off if they don't go.
> 
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>> On Apr 27, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Helga Schreiber via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Anna and all! How are you all? Yes, I agree with you that the dissability office, should not get involve  if you miss classes and sso on! And the Professor, should ask you! Not just ask your dissability office advisor! And another thing, I think your advisor is also concern! Now that your DSS advisor ask you about it! Maybe you can just talk to her or him about what ahppen and be nice with him or her! I In my opinion,  I think the dSS advisor helps and so on! But yes, they should not ask you private  questions, unless you go to him or her! In this case, the professor did not do the correct thing here! Tell your dSS advisor that the Professor should have ask  you, not send you an emil to you. Just clarify that with your dSS advisor and next time will not ahppen again! And one last thing, you can have a letter of accommodation for your classes that any concerns that you have regarding the student, you should speak with the student first, prior contacting the office. I think many Professors don't know that and they think we can handle things due to our dissability. We should just educate them! Hope these suggestions help! I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless! :) 
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>>> On Apr 27, 2016, at 6:22 PM, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Your professor should have e-mailed you.
>>> Justin
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>>> It should not be any business of DRS. I get that she is conceraned, but an
>>> email to you would have been nice first. 
>>> 
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>>>> On Apr 27, 2016, at 16:59, Anna via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hey I have a question about something that happened at school.  
>>>> I missed a couple classes and my professor apparently emailed the
>>> coordinator lady at the disability office.  I don't know what her email said
>>> other than that i had missed some classes.  So my coordinator emailed me and
>>> asked me if everything was ok cuz my professor said i had missed some
>>> classes.  
>>>> My question is, is it any business of my DRS coordinator that i missed
>>> classes?  
>>>> What is the policy on bypassing the student and going to the DRS
>>> coordinator to say I've missed classes?  Why would my professor do that?
>>> She never spoke to me about it.  If she is concerned, why is she not talking
>>> to me about it, and what right does she have to talk to the DRS coordinator
>>> about it.  It has nothing to do with my disability or accomodations or
>>> anything?  Does someone have a better understanding of the role of DRS?  My
>>> understanding was that the role of DRS is to accomodate me as related to my
>>> blindness and to help me (if i ask for help) in working things out with
>>> professors in relation to accommodations. Nothing else.
>>>> Someone please clarify.
>>>> 
>>>> Anna E Givens
>>>> 
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