[BlindKid] College Board Complaint

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Sat Oct 24 15:24:18 UTC 2020


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> On Oct 24, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Anjina Bhat via BlindKid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> Yes, I wrote to her and even my son also wrote to her. I think she missed
> the mail in the junk folder. She replied but we are still waiting for some
> solution from her side . Have shared all details with her .
> Regards
> anjina
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 11:15 PM Deborah Kent Stein via BlindKid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Angina,
>> 
>> It appears that you wrote to Valerie Yingling at the NFB on October 13. Did
>> you write to her at vyingling at nfb.org? Did you receive a response? It's
>> possible that your message did not reach her.
>> 
>> The College Board certainly should allow your son to use a screen reader to
>> take the exam. Many blind students have used this accommodation in the past
>> without a problem.
>> 
>> Debbie Stein
>> Dkent5817 at att.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindKid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anjina
>> Bhat
>> via BlindKid
>> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 12:23 PM
>> To: vyingling at nfb.org; blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Anjina Bhat <anjina1975 at gmail.com>; Aarush Bhat
>> <aarush.bhat04 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindKid] College Board Complaint
>> 
>> Please advise here
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 13-Oct-2020, at 2:28 PM, Anjina Bhat <anjina1975 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Vyingling
>>> 
>>> Greetings!!!
>>> 
>>> This is Anjina a mother of a visually impaired child Aarush Bhat who
>>> was supposed to take SAT test on this october 3rd , unfortunately
>>> could  not appear as the college board has not approved the
>>> accommodation as my son wants to write an exam on the computer . Very
>>> surprising that for a blind child ,they have not allowed the screen
>>> reader which is very amazing for us . It seems the people there do not
>>> understand the accessibility requirements of the blind child . I have
>>> sent them a lot of emails and have been following them on the phone
>>> every day but unfortunately they did not understand the requirements
>>> of the child . It was quite disheartening for us that an organisation
>>> like the college board does not understand the requirements of the
>>> blind child and are so insensitive towards the sensitivity of the
>>> situation . I really need help in this forum . Please suggest  me what
>>> I should do as now I have shifted the exam to December but still am
>>> not sure whether they will approve the accommodation . I request a
>>> help here on this forum looking forward for response Thanks and
>>> regards anjina
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 9:36 PM Melissa Ann Riccobono via BlindKid
>> <blindkid at nfbneblindkid@nfbnet.orgt.org> wrote:
>>>> This announcement might be of interest to some on this list.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> College Board AP Tests:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Last week, five blind high school students and the NFB filed a
>>>> complaint against the College Board with the United States Department
>>>> of Education Office for Civil Rights and Department of Justice on
>>>> behalf of themselves and all other blind and deafblind students who
>>>> are registered to take the May 2020 advanced placement (AP) tests
>>>> from the College Board. Read the press release and complaint at
>>>> https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/legal-program/rulings-filings-a
>>>> nd-lett
>>>> ers#highstakes.
>>>> 
>>>> If you are a blind high school student or the parent of a blind high
>>>> school student who is scheduled to take a College Board AP test this
>>>> spring and requires accommodations, including but not limited to
>>>> Braille and tactile graphics, please contact our legal coordinator,
>>>> Valerie Yingling, as soon as possible at vyingling at nfb.org
>> <mailto:vyingling at nfb.org> .
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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