[nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations

Fri Jul 21 17:59:10 UTC 2017

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations

Elizabeth:

Unfortunately, our national office does not have the resources to help all
individuals file complaints, but I may be able to help you find some local
assistance. It would be helpful if you let me know what school you are
attending, and in what state? Have you reached out to your local affiliate
for help?
Have you asked anyone in the DSS office to assist you file the complaint?

Anil

Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
Executive Director
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
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From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
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Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke
Subject: [nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations

Hello all,

Last semester I was denied accommodations for a math class. When I contacted
the national Center, I was advised to file an official complaint with my
college. However, I found it rather difficult to complete the complaint form
on my own, and the national office was not willing to provide any assistance
in  helping me Phil out the complaint form. So I have not done anything to
follow up with the lack of accommodations I received last semester as I had
a difficult time keeping up with my classes when I got sick during the
second half of the semester.

I would like to be able to continue taking classes so I can complete my
degree even though I've been told that it will most likely not mean
anything. However, I am not quite sure how to go about receiving the
accommodations I need for my math classes. Since I do not know Braille very
well, or how to make a computer read all of the math symbols, I have found
that using a reader for my math classes works the best for me. However, last
semester my disabilities office provided me with a reader Who was not
qualified to read math, and would not allow me to use any other reader
besides the one they had a sign to me including my own reader, so I was
forced to drop my math class due to a lack of accommodations.

I am not completely sure where to go from here in terms of being able to
receive the accommodations I need for my math classes. I have been told that
the dean of students would like to talk to me. But I am not completely sure
what to say to her, and I do not feel comfortable meeting with her on my
own. The college has a past history of being rather hostile and aggressive
towards me. So I do not feel comfortable meeting with people at my college
on my own when I am not completely sure  what the purpose of the meeting is
supposed to be.

Anyway, if there is anyone out there Who would be willing to help me receive
the accommodations I need for my math classes, I would greatly appreciate
hearing from you off list. I feel as though I have not had much success in
contacting individual people, so I thought I would send out a mass email to
see if this might help me find someone who is willing and able  to help
provide me with some advocacy assistance and receiving the accommodations I
need for my math classes.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

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