[nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations

Fri Jul 21 18:26:25 UTC 2017

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my message. I have already tried contacting various leaders within my state affiliate and local chapter as well as various people on my college campus without much success. Since I was not successful in receiving any advocacy assistance from any of these individuals, I thought I would send out a mass email seeking advocacy assistance from others as contacting people individually is rather tedious when these efforts do not proved to be successful.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

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> On Jul 21, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> You can also locate your nearest center for independent living office as
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations
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> 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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Mohnke via NABS-L
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 1:05 PM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List; National Association of Blind
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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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