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- From: nmcb@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Yolanda Thompson)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: Classes with disabled
- Message-ID: <26890@handicap.news>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 19:44:54 GMT
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- [Forwarded from the alt.education.disabled newsgroup by Patt
- Bromberger]
-
- In article <1992Dec16.081339.17085@rat.csc.calpoly.edu>
- sludi@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Stephanie Ann Ludi) writes:
- >[deleted for brevity]
- >
- >I'm not quite sure if this makes sense at this moment --it's late. :)
- >
- >> A blind student knows how to get tle notes off of the blackboard.
- >Not always. See below.
- >
- >You have a point but the differences have to be addressed sometimes. If you
- >ignore the differences all the time, you may do more harm than good to a person.
-
- Well, concerning your comments on terminology. If you don't educate
- individuals about changes in language, then they are not able to
- progress with the times. If we did not change our terminology about
- calling afro-americans what they were called in plantation days, we
- would be doing them and ourselves a big disservice.
-
- If blindness makes you qualified to talk aobut the topic of disabled
- students in classes, then I'm qualified also, since I am blind. And
- yeah, I went to college too, and still pop in for an occasional course
- that looks intriguing.
-
- As far as the extra time on tests, the handling of transparencies,
- and the blackboard information, it is not this profressor's
- responsibility to make sure you get the info, it is yours. If you
- start expecting him to learn all the "differences" that each person
- with a disability needs, you are not being fair to him. Give this
- professor who cares enough freedom to feel comfortable in teaching his
- classes without having to worry that "this disabled student" won't
- take initiative for what they need.
-
- I too very much appreciate this professor's caring, and want him to
- know that he is free to teach and it is his student's responsibility
- to approach him with their needs. You cant' give blanket answers,
- because while you want things "blown up", I would prefer my things in
- Braille, and neither should be his concern unless we approach him with
- a request. He would work with any student to assist them to succeed,
- so let him teach, and you be forthright enough to make your requests
- to him, don't lay an expectation on him to approach you. This kind of
- attitude is what makes situations uncomfortable.
-