[nabs-l] Seeking advocacy assistance for college accommodations

[NABS President]

Thanks for reaching out, Elizabeth. Please feel free to give me a call tomorrow, before noon. At that point, we can explore your options and where to go from here.
Thanks, 
Kathryn 

Kathryn Webster
President, National Association of Blind Students
(203) 273-8463
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> On Jul 21, 2017, at 1:26 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 21, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> You can also locate your nearest center for independent living office as
>> well.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lewis, Anil via
>> NABS-L
>> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 1:38 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>;
>> NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; Blind Law
>> Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Lewis, Anil <ALewis at nfb.org>
>> 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
>> (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2374 | alewis at nfb.org
>> Twitter: @AnilLife
>> 
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>> 
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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
>> Students mailing list; Blind Law Mailing List
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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