[nabs-l] College Disability Services

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi Mikayla,

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

Best,
Karl

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Mikayla Gephart via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Mon, 29 May 2017 16:11:30 -0400
Subject: [nabs-l] College Disability Services

Hi all,
    I am a Junior in High School, and am researching different 
college Disability Services offices. I have been reading a lot on 
their sites, and I understand that they determine whether an 
Accommodation is reasonable. I am very curious about this. I 
would think that DSS employees probably do not have a lot of 
training in blindness? As long as you present good documentation 
of your blindness and explain logically why you need an 
accommodation, have you found that they listen to you? I just 
noticed that two out of the three websites I have been looking at 
say that faculty should discuss concerns with DSS before 
involving the student. This is just a curiosity thing, not a 
question that is urgent. I just wanted to here people’s 
thoughts.
Best,
Mikayla
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