[nabs-l] Question about Readers

[Aimee Harwood]

I have asked my school to help me find a student to hire as a reader and was told they couldn't help me with that.  I have also heard around that students are discouraged from helping me because it might give me an advantage.

I am in law school and we have a judicial opinion as our writing project the first semester.  We are not allowed to get any outside help with the assignment.  

What I want to know, since we are talking about readers, can I hire someone to read for me during this assignment?  I think it would especially make the research more productive. Can I also have this person check formatting of the document? Can I request a reader to help with bluebook citations?

Has anyone had any experience with this in law school? What, if any, laws did you use to support your request.  I think the person at my school is interpreting the law very narrowly and is forgetting the policy behind the law and the reason the law exists in the first place.

I really appreciate any information you may have to shed some light on this situation.

 
Aimee
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> On Oct 10, 2016, at 11:04 PM, Ashley Bramlett via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Emma,
> 
> Most schools do not provide readers and scribes for outside work which is what Vejas needs.
> Does your school provide the readers just for tests and in class assignments?
> If they provide readers to access other reading such as homework textbook assignments or library research, how many hours do they give you for this out of class time?
> Wow, if they provide readers like this, I might consider that one for grad school.  I've always had to hire my own readers.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Emma Mitchell via NABS-L
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 8:22 AM
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> Cc: Emma Mitchell
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about Readers
> 
> Hi,
> I use readers and scribes all the time. I would set up a meeting with your disability office to discuss what is needed and get the service in place.
> Emma
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 6, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Vejas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> I was wondering if any of you have used readers to read a chapter from a textbook, and how exactly you would go about this process.
>> Although I have the textbook I need, it has been scanned by Disability Services and there are tons of errors, making some parts confusing to read.
>> Do you just tell the reader when to stop so that you can take notes on a particular topic?
>> Would it be appropriate to ask my disability services office to check for spelling/accuracy, or is that not really their place?
>> Thanks,
>> Vejas
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