[Arizona-students] how to accomodate a blind parent of a sightedchild?

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this is great, exactly the answer I have been looking for.

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On Feb 29, 2008, at 8:44 PM, Mark Feliz wrote:


    Hello Gabe:

Several things come to mind. First, there is no legislation in terms of
accomodating parents. However, that is not to say that the class room
teacher will not work with you in good faith. Second, if you haven't
already, take charge and provide the tape player yourself. A very simple
electronic memo pad will work best--push a button to record, push a  
button
the stop. Third, arrange with the teacher to volunteer your time several
days in the class room. This will allow you to understand how the  
teacher
operates and what this teacher is expecting out of the students. Fourth,
today most teachers will set up an assignment calendar in which the
students' parents are required to sign off on daily. These calendars are
generally produced via a computer. Have the teacher send you the  
electronic
file. Fifth, get a copy of your daughter's school books. You can scan  
them
for your purposes or hire a reader and take notes on the curriculum.  
Sixth,
most teachers are very systematic. Once you figure out one week the  
rest are
the same. Seventh, now a days most adopted curriculum textbooks have  
on-line
activites will will give you a pretty good idea of lessons. Eighth, meet
with other parents several times after school and have a group home work
time. This too will help your understanding of what is expected.

Good luck.

Mark Feliz
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Subject: [Arizona-students] how to accomodate a blind parent of a
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> Hello:
>
> my daughter is in first grade and is 7 years old.
>
> I have since the beginning of the school year have asked for some type
> of accessible material so I may help her with her homework, etc. it
> finally took me emailing the entire board of the school district, and
> although no one from the school district admitted wrong doing, it gave
> them an idea I wasn't going to give up so easy so they started to
> record the homework instructions on tape. but the tape recorder
> stopped coming home, they claimed it was broken. and although the
> teacher says she has a new one, it still hasn't came home for some
> reason.
>
>
> I asked if they would be willing under section 504 or 508 to ask the
> publishers for an electronic copy.
>
> I am not sure if this situation falls under those laws but it was
> worth a try, at first they were totally against it and claimed no
> matter what they didn't have to accommodate anything. they said
> because she wasn't in special ed, she didn't have to get accommodated,
> but I am the one requesting it so I may help her with homework etc.
>
> we tried the whole recording on tape home work instructions, but the
> homework is so graphical and the teacher is so paige, I can't sifer
> what exactly she is expected to do.
>
> any ideas please?
>
> gabe
>
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