[nabs-l] New member

[Koby Cox]

Julie,
It is already in my IEP that I need assignments in a certain format. It also
is in my IEP that I am allowed extra time to complete assignments.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Koby.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie McGinnity
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:33 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New member

Hi Koby.  It's nice to have you on the lists.  My name is Julie, and I
used a laptop throughout my second half of high school.  I was able to
get it written in my IEP that I needed a laptop and access to the
school's network.  The school didn't even argue about this because I
think at the time there were other students using their own computers
due to other disabilities that made writing by hand nearly impossible.
 If you can, talk to your vision teacher about this.

Mark is correct.  There are just some teachers who won't listen to
you.  No matter how many times you tell them, you or your brailles
needs everything ahead of time, they just don't care.  I think having
your vision teacher write a letter to them may work.  If not, talk to
your parents about it.  Contacting the local student division is
another really good suggestion.

If it's already in your IEP that you need assignments in certain
formats, I believe that it is wrong for your teachers to deny you
this.  Please correct me anyone if I am saying anything wrong, but
this is what I was told in high school.

On 11/9/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alternatively, if it is impossible to get internet at school you could
have
> the teachers email you things the day before so that you can download the
> attachments, and have a USB drive to transfer files such as tests that
they
> can not email.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Koby Cox" <kobycox at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New member
>
>
>> I'm in the 11th grade. I have all of the stuff that you've mentioned
>> except
>> wireless access. The network is secured. They won't allow students to get
>> on
>> to there network. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> Koby.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Mark J. Cadigan
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 8:50 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New member
>>
>> I don't know if it's been mentioned, but what grade are you in? And, do
>> you
>> have a laptop or note taker with wireless access, a refreshable Braille
>> display, and an embosser. It may not be the best, but having assignments
>> emailed to you may work. Then you can read them on a refreshable display,
>> or
>>
>> emboss them yourself. Sometimes u have to do a bit of your own
adaptation.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Koby Cox" <kobycox at gmail.com>
>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:52 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] New member
>>
>>
>>> 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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-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16

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