[nabs-l] More Questions About the Disabilities Office and Readers

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

I'm probably going to go completely against the grain here but I don't see a problem with your professor having a meeting with your disability services. At my school I have signed a document with permission for DSS to communicate with the professors if necessary. Yes, you ideally should be doing the communicating but I would see this as all parties wanting to work together to help you. 
Vejas   

> On Oct 24, 2016, at 17:06, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I have some more questions as it relates to using readers during class from the disabilities office. I chose to use a reader for my science class as I thought it was the best option for me based on the way my professor teaches this class. Since my professor likes to do random activities in hard copy print, I thought the best way to be accommodated for this class was to have a reader for the full duration of each class period. I felt as though this was the best way for me to be able to participate in class along with my sighted classmates.
> 
> However, last week my reader informed me that the person in charge of the disabilities office was going to be meeting with my professor to talk about some things related to the class. I thought this was rather odd as the person in charge of the disabilities office did not contact me about meeting with my professor. I feel as though having the person in charge of the disabilities office contacting my professor without contacting me first is inappropriate. However, the person in charge of the disabilities office does not agree with me.
> 
> I was informed that the readers and the person in charge of the disabilities office connect with each other throughout the semester to talk about the in-class reader assistance to see if any changes need to be made. As a part of this process, the person in charge of the disabilities office will often contact the professor to ask them questions related to the structure and format of the class. I do not agree with the person in charge being able to contact my professor without talking to me about it first regardless of the reason. The accommodations are between me and the disabilities office and not my professor and the disabilities office.
> 
> So I am simply curious, what are the typical guidelines and procedures in regards to the person in charge of contacting professors without talking to a student about it first? Are there any reasons or circumstances where it would be okay for the person in charge of the disabilities office to contact my professor without talking to me about it first? I do not believe there would be any reason for the person in charge of the disabilities office to contact my professor without talking to me about it first. Therefore, I thought I would ask about it on this email list to receive different perspectives in regards to this issue. Any information anyone could provide in regards to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
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