[humanser] accommodation question

[Cheryl Wade]

Listers,


I had to have a signed note from an aphthalmologist before I could 
receive my accommodation to take the CRC exam. They would not accept a 
letter from my counselor at the university's Resource Center for Persons 
with Disabilities.


cheryl Wade, MA, LLPC, CRC


On 8/31/2017 3:01 PM, Justin Williams via HumanSer wrote:
> They wouldn't, but the people might make you prove that you have a visual
> disability.
> I would just bring a sign statement from a professional or a doctor. I'd
> call and aks first.  I wouldn't go get an eye exam, I'd advocate for myself
> on that one.
>   Justin
>
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> Shannon via HumanSer
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> Yes, but why would someone ask to take a test with JAWS if they did not have
> a valid reason to??
>
> Shannon Cook, MSW, CPM
>
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> They may need some sort of proof that he's blind.  Something signed by a
> doctor or a certified professional in the field should be good enough,
> especially if he has regular checkups. They shouldn't need an actual exam to
> be done if there is already a record of b lindness.
>   Justin
>
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> Hi List,
>
> My husband is preparing to take a standardized test to complete a
> certification.  Several of his colleagues and  he have requested to use JAWS
> for the exam.  They were told they had to provide an eye exam before the
> accommodation will be provided.  This did not sound right to me.  Is it?
>
> Shannon Cook, MSW, CPM
>
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