[nabs-l] rights as blind students and responsibilities ofuniversities

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Anjelina,
There are some similar issues at Nova, northern Virginia community college; 
I started a writing certificate there and ran into access issues. While the 
site for grades, transcripts, etc wasn't inaccessible, I'd say it wasn't 
very screen reader friendly.

I complained about inaccessible stuff on the website like unlabeled 
graphics. I also requested an update to jaws in the library.
I haven't seen much change; not to mention several violations of ADA to the 
environment for those with physical disabilities; all doors should be wide 
enough for wheel chairs and they need more push buttons for doors.

Yes its reasonable to request jaws.  Its about the same access; all other 
students have the access to computers on campus and you should have access 
to at least some of them. Your tuition covers technology access.

I'd make a written complaint if I were you and go up the chain of command.
Mention in your complaint about how schools need to comply with section 508 
regulations.  I assume your school receives federal support and if they do, 
they are bound by civil rights laws like ADA and section 508 of the rehab 
act.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Anjelina
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 8:36 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] rights as blind students and responsibilities 
ofuniversities

Hi all,
I hope all who attended convention had a great time. The stream was very 
informative.
My University has gradually migrated to a system called Banner self service. 
All students are required to use the system for scheduling, financial aid, 
updating information among other functions. The site is not fully 
accessible. Even with Safari and Voiceover, JAWS with Firefox and IE9 I'm 
unable to activate buttons or links. I've contacted the ds office and the 
tech office. This might be a silly question but I'm wondering how much time 
is reasonable to give to see significant change?
AAs a blind student is it unreasonable to request JAWS in the library, or am 
I responsible for providing a key? I've always just taken my laptop with me 
when having to do group work which is a work around.
Thanks for your input.

Anjelina
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