[nabs-l] Is This a Typical Request for Disability Services?

[Justin Williams]

That's usually taken care of by your orientation and mobility instructor
from your division of Vocational rehabilitation or whatever department
serves consumers who are blind.
 I'm not going to say that what you asked for is all together out of the
question, but your department of vocational rehabilitation is usually who
does that.
Justin
 
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Subject: [nabs-l] Is This a Typical Request for Disability Services?

Hi All,
I start college next month, and have been trying to get everything ready,
which includes meetings with Disability Services and the normal due-dates.
(I never would have thought that there would be so many due-dates between
college acceptance and the start of school-lesson learned there!"
Although I have been getting to know my disability services, I have only
just today received an accmmodations letter.
One accommodation that I requested from them is to have someone walk with me
to each of my classes for the first month or so, while I am still learning
the layout of the campus.  Travel is one of these aspects for me that I just
need to have constant repetition for, and although I will be working with
someone authorized by the Department of Rehab, this process is still
happening and I feel that knowing myself and my travel skills, I need this.
DSS seems unsure if this is possible, but is willing to discuss the matter
further.  I don't know if their hesitation has anything to do with the fact
that I have 5 classes at 5 completely different times, although I think it
would be more of a matter of me communicating with these students via text
to arrange times.
I have a meeting with them in two weeks, but was just wondering if you have
had any similar issues with them and how you have dealt with them.
Thanks,
Vejas

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