[Perform-Talk] Accommodation help

[JOANNE JORDAN]

Hello Kelsey
This is Joanne Jordan here! I know that there is a Braille embosser at the Boston public library. If you can get the music ahead of time that would be good! I sang in two different choirs and am an alto. I also play the piano. If you can’t find an embosser, I have one. Let me know if I can help! I libe in New Hampshire.
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> On Feb 15, 2026, at 6:39 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> The choir is a nonprofit that rents space in a church. The person teaching the class is a local voice teacher who is a guest presenter; as far as I know, they are not affiliated with the choir, but they are the ones who are sponsoring the event.
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>> On Feb 15, 2026, at 5:27 PM, David Andrews via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> If you are asking if they are "legally" required to do anything, I would think it would depend on who sponsors the choir.  If it is a college or university, probably yes, if a church, they are exempt from the ADA so probably no. So it would be either what you can work out with them informally, or up to you.\
>> Dave
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>> Subject: [Perform-Talk] Accommodation help
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>> Hello,
>> i got invited to a free vocal masterclass by the choir I was formerly a part of. It is a group setting that is a 2 hour event on a single day. It will consist of a lecture followed by interactive group work on vowels, breathing techniques, etc. I have never done one of these before, so am not sure how it will be run. I reached out to the organizer to see what they could do to accommodate me, but I wanted to post on this group to ask a few questions. First, does the group have to provide an assistant or am I responsible for finding an assistant who can help me during class with anything that may not be clear from verbal instruction ′my family already told me they would drop me off, but will not stay since they are not taking the class and they have no background in music′. Second, if there are any pieces of music they will be using, since I do not have someone who can transcribe braille music or access to an embosser, what would be the best way to handle that if they ask? If I do have to find an assistant on my own, am I required to pay them and would a child be a suitable person for this task? I'm starting to wonder if it would even be worth doing the class since it's going to require a lot of accommodations for me to be able to participate effectively.
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