[blindkid] IEP Document Accessibility

[Mike Freeman]

Eric:

I suppose this doesn't quite count but the Washington State School for 
the Blind (WSSB) has scrupulously provided me with copies of my daughter 
Shanthi's planning documents and IEP in braille.

Mike Freeman, President
NFB of Washington

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DrV" <icdx at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:22 PM
Subject: [blindkid] IEP Document Accessibility


Hi Everyone,
Our elder son is now in 7th grade & we would like for him to take a more
active role in his IEPs.
We get print copies of the reports, goals, & final IEP document.
He can't read the print.
If we didn't speak English, is it standard practice for these to be
translated into the family's native language?
If so, then along that line of reasoning, it would seem like the 
district
should be required to provide these in an understandable/accessible 
format.
Providing an electronic Word/Text version would be a little extra work, 
but
certainly seems do-able.
I would appreciate some insights into how others have approached this.
Thanks
Eric


_______________________________________________
blindkid mailing list
blindkid at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
blindkid:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40panix.com