[blindlaw] law career

[Joe Orozco]

    Braille textbooks are mostly non-existent in college.  Some states are 
compounding our national efforts by passing bills to demand textbooks in an 
accessible format, but even then the format in question would probably be 
electronic because of the costs associated with producing Braille.  While 
some campus disability services may seem mean for not providing the best of 
accommodations, I am in many ways thankful for my school having followed 
that method because I feel more prepared to deal with the obligations and 
expectations of my current job where there is no disability service at all. 
Glad you joined.  Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the student 
list-serv.

          Joe Orozco

"The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle."--Military 
Basic Training
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "matthew" <mattgp at optonline.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] law career


> Hi Joe,
> Thanks for your advice, and for providing the corresponding
> links in your post.
> My questions pertaining to college primarily relate to the
> provision of accessable materials in a preferred medium.  I
> mensioned the "verbal rejections" I received as a point of
> reference to shed light on a problem that still persists.
> In high school, I have been deprived of braille books in a
> few situations due to the prison system employed by the
> state for this work.  I have also managed without adaptive
> equipment at the time of need.  While I have faced these
> injustices and with hard work, found a way, I always reserve
> concerns for others without my determination.
> Under my present circumstance, I dread these realities
> reoccurring in college where support, in the high school
> sense, is not as readily available.  The state has only
> "promised" to provide math and science braille books, though
> declines to comment on supplying electronic files from the
> publishers.
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