[NABS-L] Anyone Taken a Journalism Course?

[Roanna Bacchus]

Hi Vejas thanks for your message. When I took a Journalism course in college, we did not have to complete an assignment like this. I would write an email to your teacher and explain that you are blind, and ask her how else you can complete this assignment. When I was taking Principles Of Advertising, we had to make a collage as our first project. When I wrote to my teacher and explained that I was totally blind, she had me write an essay about all of the equipment that I use to complete my assignments. 

On Aug 28, 2018 7:14 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi All, 
> I just started my classes this week, and I'm really enjoying them. 
> Today, I had my intro to journalism class. Besides reading, writing and research, all of which is of course very doable, it will sometimes be necessary to take photos. Photos are encouraged in the news articles we write, and we will also have a photo packet assignment which will be explained later on in the semester. 
> I have a meeting with my teacher within the next week, and was wondering how you all dealt with photo assignments. My teacher seems to be very accommodating. I know she could probably exempt me from taking photos and give me an alternative packet assignment, but I also know that in the big picture (pun intended) professionally, blind journalists would probably still be expected to have some photos to make the article more engaging for sighted readers. 
> Any thoughts? 
> Vejas 
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