[nabs-l] Extended Invitation to You GUide Dog /Service Dog / Animal Loving Students!

Tue Oct 25 03:52:49 UTC 2016

Dear federation family!
Our organization is made up of over 100 active divisions that directs the needs and interests of our members. One of the biggest and most active is the National Association of Guide Dog Users! And we want to extend an invitation to you! I know many of you are guide dog users and travel independently around your campuses, living the life you want! We would love to have you join our teleconference this Sunday and see how people, with love,determination, and dedication, can turn dreams and desires into realities! What we do at NAGDU not only affects the people around us, but the whole nation of other guide dog and service animal users! So mark those calendars! Tell Siri to set a calendar reminder for Sunday at 7 pm. CT. Tell your Android speaks or talks, or whatever they call it now, to set a reminder for a very special call on Sunday! And we want you to be part of it! Please see the info below for the conference line details. Hope to see you there!

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"Blindness never limits- Low expectations do! Live the life you want!"

> On Oct 24, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Your professor and disability office shouldn't have a meeting without you.
> If the prof is just giving materials that only they have acces to, such as
> assessments to the disability office, that's fine.  But, anything else, such
> as batting around ideas should be done with you at the table since you are
> the subjects, and since you will have to use said ideas. 
> Justin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of chelsea peahl
> via NABS-L
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 10:16 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: chelsea peahl <chelsea.peahl at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] More Questions About the Disabilities Office and
> Readers
> 
> This probably isn't the answer that you want, but I personally don't see a
> problem with the professor and disability councilor having a meeting. I have
> to sigh something giving permission for my councilor and professors
> permission to talk. I think it only helps you more than it hurts you. Your
> professor and councilor can bounce ideas around that can make the class
> easier for you. 
> 
> Chelsea Peahl
> 
>> On Oct 24, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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