[NABS-L] Convention and request

[Asia Quinones-Evans]

No, Nina my college will not consider getting an Aira suscribtion. I have
already asked. There is such a small blind population that even goes to my
school considering online only, in person on the main campus and at the
different learning centers. that they do not see it as a reasonable request.

On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 1:19 PM Asia Quinones-Evans <aevans.nfb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> During convention I was very happy to see some of our scholarships winners
> to be in the Sports Science field. This makes me so happy to know this
> because I have not seen very many other blind students in this field. Some
> days I feel like I am making stuff up with my college since they have not
> experienced a blind person in the Exercise field before. Actually going  of
> that topic I would like some advice on a subject. I have had to complete a
> pre-assessment and will need to complete a post-assessment for a class
> called Nutrition and Weight Management. We are using a website called
> Cronometer. This is very much not accessible and when I completed the
> pre-assessment I had to use over an hour of my Aira minutes to have them
> take screen shots of the information the professor wanted for the
> assignment. This professor is looking for the Macro and Micros of the
> tracking you have done to use it for analyzing later in other assignments.
> My accessibility deparment and e-learning have been notified about it not
> being accessible. For the post-assessment they have suggested the only way
> they know how to help by having a sighted person next to me and telling me
> what is on the screen and where to put items in the text box. I have had an
> aid for in person classes that need visual feedback when professors have
> not been able to do so. This has worked out great but for this situation
> the aid has actually left my college and this is an online class.
>
> After this long explanation I was wondering if anyone had any advice on
> how to go forward with completeing this assignment. I would be wasting my
>  time and money to meet this person at my college since its an online class
> and i am doing most of the work at home. I am a little stuck with trying to
> let my accessibility department know that I can do assignments on my own
> and do not need a sighted person to be at my side at all times when things
> get difficult with a class. I loved having my aid to help with my in person
> classes but it looks like now that it was an option my accessibility
> department is only wanting to use that option.
> --
> Yours truely,
>
> Asia Quinones-Evans
>
> Phone: 440-670-6509
> Email: aevans.nfb at gmail.com
>
>
> Live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back
>
-- 
Yours truely,

Asia Quinones-Evans

Phone: 440-670-6509
Email: aevans.nfb at gmail.com


Live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back