[nabs-l] New member

[Jorge Paez]

Definitely.
Don't know what they could do personally, but I am sure they could help you figure out something to do.

Jorge



On Nov 9, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Koby Cox wrote:

> Jorge,
> No you didn't see me at the NFB confrence 2 days ago. I've already tried all
> the suggestions that you put in your reply. When I try that I get no where.
> I've been in contact with my state treasure of the federation to see about
> scheduling a meeting. Would that be a good idea?
> Thank you for any other advice.
> Koby. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Jorge Paez
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:35 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New member
> 
> Hi Koby!
> Welcome to the list.
> What I'd do is try to talk to my vision teachers.
> If not, talk to your teachers and see if they can email you the papers
> directly.
> I've been doing this since 8th grade, and it works for all subjects except
> math.
> 
> If not, talk to your parents and tell them to talk to the school.
> 
> You have a right to get your materials on time, and you have to fight for
> it.
> 
> I suggest you check the other 2 options first though, and see if you can
> bypass your vision teacher first.
> 
> (I do direct contact with all my teachers except math, because I need to
> have it in Braille so I can read the number systems properly)
> 
> Jorge
> 
> 
> P.S., DId I see you at the NFB conference 2 days ago?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Koby Cox wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> My name is Koby and I'm totally blind. I'm glad that I'm onboard this
> list.
>> I'm not getting my materials in Braille in a timely fassion. I've talked
> to
>> the teachers about this and they don't seem to care. For example I was
>> givven a paper the other day and the students were doing this exact
>> assignment that same day and I was unable to do this assignment that day
> do
>> to the fact taht I didn't have that paper in a accessible format. What
> could
>> I do? any advice will be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Koby. P.S. I'm on a IEP. I didn't have this problem last year.    
>> 
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