[nabs-l] College Disability Services

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi=20Mikayla,

I=20think=20this=20varies=20by=20school,=20but=20at=20the=20ones=20I've=20a=
ttended,=20
there=20is=20a=20standard=20list=20of=20accommodations,=20and=20you=20just=
=20tell=20
them=20which=20one's=20you=20need.=20=20Beyond=20proving=20that=20you=20had=
=20a=20
disability,=20you=20didn't=20have=20to=20do=20anything=20to=20show=20that=20=
you=20
needed=20a=20particular=20accommodation,=20but=20it=20might=20be=20differen=
t=20if=20
you=20wanted=20something=20strange=20like=20more=20than=20the=20standard=20=
amount=20
of=20extended=20test=20time=20or=20something.=20=20I'm=20not=20sure=20what=
=20the=20thing=20
about=20instructors=20going=20to=20the=20office=20rather=20than=20the=20stu=
dent=20is,=20
but=20since=20you=20don't=20have=20to=20disclose=20what=20disability=20you=
=20have=20
that=20makes=20you=20need=20an=20accommodation,=20maybe=20it's=20designed=20=
to=20
protect=20people=20(especially=20those=20with=20invisible=20disabilities)=20=

from=20awkward=20questions=20from=20professors.

Best,
Karl

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From:=20Mikayla=20Gephart=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
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Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2029=20May=202017=2016:11:30=20-0400
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20College=20Disability=20Services

Hi=20all,
=20=20=20=20I=20am=20a=20Junior=20in=20High=20School,=20and=20am=20research=
ing=20different=20
college=20Disability=20Services=20offices.=20I=20have=20been=20reading=20a=
=20lot=20on=20
their=20sites,=20and=20I=20understand=20that=20they=20determine=20whether=20=
an=20
Accommodation=20is=20reasonable.=20I=20am=20very=20curious=20about=20this.=
=20I=20
would=20think=20that=20DSS=20employees=20probably=20do=20not=20have=20a=20l=
ot=20of=20
training=20in=20blindness?=20As=20long=20as=20you=20present=20good=20docume=
ntation=20
of=20your=20blindness=20and=20explain=20logically=20why=20you=20need=20an=20=

accommodation,=20have=20you=20found=20that=20they=20listen=20to=20you?=20I=
=20just=20
noticed=20that=20two=20out=20of=20the=20three=20websites=20I=20have=20been=
=20looking=20at=20
say=20that=20faculty=20should=20discuss=20concerns=20with=20DSS=20before=20=

involving=20the=20student.=20This=20is=20just=20a=20curiosity=20thing,=20no=
t=20a=20
question=20that=20is=20urgent.=20I=20just=20wanted=20to=20here=20people=E2=
=80=99s=20
thoughts.
Best,
Mikayla
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