[nabs-l] More Questions About the Disabilities Office and Readers

[Justin Williams]

Your professor and disability office shouldn't have a meeting without you.
If the prof is just giving materials that only they have acces to, such as
assessments to the disability office, that's fine.  But, anything else, such
as batting around ideas should be done with you at the table since you are
the subjects, and since you will have to use said ideas. 
Justin

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] More Questions About the Disabilities Office and
Readers

This probably isn't the answer that you want, but I personally don't see a
problem with the professor and disability councilor having a meeting. I have
to sigh something giving permission for my councilor and professors
permission to talk. I think it only helps you more than it hurts you. Your
professor and councilor can bounce ideas around that can make the class
easier for you. 

Chelsea Peahl

> On Oct 24, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm probably going to go completely against the grain here but I don't see
a problem with your professor having a meeting with your disability
services. At my school I have signed a document with permission for DSS to
communicate with the professors if necessary. Yes, you ideally should be
doing the communicating but I would see this as all parties wanting to work
together to help you. 
> Vejas   
> 
>> On Oct 24, 2016, at 17:06, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> I have some more questions as it relates to using readers during class
from the disabilities office. I chose to use a reader for my science class
as I thought it was the best option for me based on the way my professor
teaches this class. Since my professor likes to do random activities in hard
copy print, I thought the best way to be accommodated for this class was to
have a reader for the full duration of each class period. I felt as though
this was the best way for me to be able to participate in class along with
my sighted classmates.
>> 
>> However, last week my reader informed me that the person in charge of the
disabilities office was going to be meeting with my professor to talk about
some things related to the class. I thought this was rather odd as the
person in charge of the disabilities office did not contact me about meeting
with my professor. I feel as though having the person in charge of the
disabilities office contacting my professor without contacting me first is
inappropriate. However, the person in charge of the disabilities office does
not agree with me.
>> 
>> I was informed that the readers and the person in charge of the
disabilities office connect with each other throughout the semester to talk
about the in-class reader assistance to see if any changes need to be made.
As a part of this process, the person in charge of the disabilities office
will often contact the professor to ask them questions related to the
structure and format of the class. I do not agree with the person in charge
being able to contact my professor without talking to me about it first
regardless of the reason. The accommodations are between me and the
disabilities office and not my professor and the disabilities office.
>> 
>> So I am simply curious, what are the typical guidelines and procedures in
regards to the person in charge of contacting professors without talking to
a student about it first? Are there any reasons or circumstances where it
would be okay for the person in charge of the disabilities office to contact
my professor without talking to me about it first? I do not believe there
would be any reason for the person in charge of the disabilities office to
contact my professor without talking to me about it first. Therefore, I
thought I would ask about it on this email list to receive different
perspectives in regards to this issue. Any information anyone could provide
in regards to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Elizabeth
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