[nabs-l] Tips for DSS offices

[David Andrews]

A different prospective -- those of us who went before you did make 
it without DSS offices, and you could to.  It would be different, but 
you would find a way.

You have more complexity then we did in the 70'ws and before, and you 
have more options too.

David Andrews

At 09:43 PM 10/31/2008, you wrote:
>Think of it this way, guys. If DSS offices were never created in the first
>place, we'd be screwed. Maybe they're a thorn in some of our sides right
>now, but I guarantee it was a million times harder for the generation before
>us who never had access to these services, and who had to rely on the profs'
>willingness to accommodate them. At least we have somewhere to go if we are
>having trouble, even if it's not fantastic. Just giving some perspective.
>
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>Students should have the option to use or not use services. My greatest
>complaint about many DSS offices is that they strip power from able students
>
>by requiring them to use official reader lists and other accommodations.
>Professors are allowed to refuse to accommodate students with obvious
>disabilities who have not registered with the DSS office.
>
>I understand that all students do not have the same degree of self-advocacy
>ability and in fact that some students come to college with multiple
>disabilities that can make their needs very challenging. However, the DSS
>offices need to make it possible for these students to obtain the assistance
>
>they need without forcing the assistance on people who prefer to do things
>in other ways.
>
>Sarah J. Blake
>http://www.growingstrong.org
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