[nabs-l] accomodations in public school

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Franandah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school

> Yeah, I've tried talking to people and all they say is "As long as you
> have sight, you need to use it." So, I can't get any braille. The
> thing is, our family just doesn't have the money to pay for it
> ourselves! Is there a way to get books in braille outside of public
> school services? Is there a way that I can prove that I "need
> braille"? I'm just so beyond frustrated with both my school and my
> parents. All my parents are thinking of is having a 'good Christian
> education and informant." But, they never though of  what it would be
> like for a child with a disability. I'm not understanding material, I
> have no friends, I get mocked, and I get up every morning crying
> because I don't' want to go back to school. My parents just say "Oh,
> your being so over dramatic! It's really not all that bad! Maybe if
> you were positive about school it would to better for you!" It doesn't
> work that way though. I'm struggling so much and my parents just don't
> think I am working hard enough. How can you work harder than your
> best? How do you react? What do you do? I mean, Ive threatened to just
> drop out and leave I'm no unhappy, they don't care. I've already told
> them I'm not going to collage. How could I? My high school experience
> is so bad that I know I just can't go on. What do I do?
>
> On 11/8/08, Rachel Becker <Rachel at beckerconsultants.com> wrote:
>> I know someone who went to private school in Philadelphia and went to
>> private school and he got Braille services. He's totally blind.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>> Behalf Of Sydney Walker Freedman
>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:42 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
>>
>>
>> oh that's terrible!  The issue here is that private schools don't have
>> their own vision staff, braille transcribers, equipment, etc. and
>> don't have access to the staff, equipment, etc. from public schools
>> (at least this was true for Arizona).  However, thre should be some
>> way to still get services.  For example, a good friend of mine went to
>> a private school but received Braille services and time with a vision
>> teacher through the public school where I went.  Another thought is to
>> talk to the people at your school and tell them what you are going
>> through and that you *need* braille.  If they aren't willing to do
>> something or to find a way to get something done, then, well, they
>> aren't doing their Christian duty, as it were.  I can understand a
>> school not having money or resources, but in that case, effort and
>> research can do a lot.  Good luck!  Feel free to e-mail me off list.
>>
>> Pax Christi,
>> Sydney
>>
>> On 11/5/08, Franandiah Damstra <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello everyone. I'm new here and I just want to say, YOU ALL ARE
>>> LUCKY! I go to a very small christian private schools, and I get
>>> nothing! I get "enlarged" assignments and extended tests, but that is
>>> about it. Though I know braille, nobody will provide it for me. My
>>> sight is 20/800. I am colour blind, I don't have either preferal
>>> vision or depth perseption and yet all I ever hear is "Oh, you have
>>> some sight so use it!" So consider yourselves VERY lucky. I would do
>>> anything to get braille books. I can't read this print much longer, I
>>> go home crying because my eyes are burning so badly. You all are
>>> luckier than you know.
>>>
>>> On 11/4/08, hannah <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>>> All of my materials are brailled or on audio, but I don't get
>>>> extra time on tests...
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Rania" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com
>>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>>Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 16:34:38 -0500
>>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
>>>>
>>>>>I had braille extra time on tests my books and hand outs were
>>>> also brailled.
>>>>>Rania,
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:05 PM
>>>>>Subject: [nabs-l] accomodations in public school
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>>> I'm asking this for a class as well as to compare my experience
>>>> to yours.
>>>>>> I had pretty decent services.  I got braille and audio books and
>>>> my TVI
>>>>>> was good at giving braille handouts and I got extra time on
>>>> tests.
>>>>>> As we have discussed before, I struggled fitting in socially
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>>>> In my psychology of individuals with disabilities class, I was
>>>> asked to
>>>>>> present about visual impairment and accomodations and other
>>>> academic
>>>>>> impact.  So my questions.
>>>>>> 1.  What accomodations did you use?
>>>>>> 2.  Were they effective? If you used print you may have been
>>>> more effective
>>>>>> with braille.
>>>>
>>>>>> 3.  What should have been done that was not?
>>>>
>>>>>> Common accomodations I can think of are: large print or braille
>>>> handouts,
>>>>>> audio texts, and extended time on tests.
>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Ashley
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