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

[Justin Williams]

Mine actually sais that they would also, but they also said that it was a
very short term thing because they just didn't have the man power.
 Justin

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

Hi, 
I to begin college in less than a month. I have not requested this
particular service from my disability services office, but they have told me
several times it is very typical to have someone help you learn the campus.
Though they have said that it is typically only a few days that this person
will help you. I am in the process of requesting my accommodations from
them, and will probably have no & M on my list of things that I am going to
ask for help with, but I myself don't need a long-term partner. I honestly
don't think my disability services office even offers a long-term option
like this. I don't have much insight on the situation, but I am sure they
will willingly work with whatever you need to help you succeed in college.
If you are working through the vocational rehabilitation system in your
area, if there is one, then they also might have assistance that they can
offer you with this question. 

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> On Jul 22, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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