[blindkid] SAT Prep Class District Support?

[Marianne Denning via blindkid]

Is this class offered at your school or another location?  If it is
offered at school, I believe they would need to provide accomodations.

I am very impressed you are advocating for your needs.  Keep on!

On 5/17/14, Vejas via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>   Hi All,
>   I am a junior in high school & am taking the SAT in 3 weeks,
> and to help me
> get ready, I have opted to take an SAT Prep Class.
>   - Our local VI program has chosen to view the SAT Prep Class as
> "extracurricular" & as such is unwilling to provide me with
> transcriber
> support.
>   I am wondering how you have approached such situations with
> your high
> schoolers.
>   - How did your kids get Prep Class materials in an accessible
> format?
>   - Did the school or VI program help with the brailling of text
> & embossing
> of diagrams, or did they just do it verbally with your help or by
> hiring a
> readers (which clearly seems not ideal since then there is a lost
> opportunity for hands on learning with the diagrams)?
>   - Did you end up needing to find a non-district transcriber to
> braille the
> test and emboss the diagrams?
>   I would really appreciate your input & look forward to any
> insights or
> suggestions you might have.
>   Sincerely,
>   Vejas
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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