[Nfb-science] college

[Michael Whapples]

My initial feeling is that there should be no reason why you should fail if 
you do computer network systems. Usually if you have the desire to do 
something, and those who will be helping you are willing to help you 
overcome any difficulties you may have (which it sounds like the dean of the 
college is) and believe you can do the work, then you will succeed at it. By 
saying this, I am not saying it will necessarily be easy for all of it, but 
it certainly helps if you are getting the support to solve any problems 
(it's the last thing you want is to have to argue for getting some 
adjustment in the middle of a course, and always to have some barrier put in 
your way every time you make a suggestion of a solution).

My question is, is the student doing electrical computer engineering just 
trying to justify his decission? What are some of his justifications for 
computer network systems being inaccessible? If you could find some of these 
out, we may be able to think of a solution, or may be someone on this list 
may have already met the issue.

As a note, I am doing a physics degree, which has featured some mathematical 
modules (partly of my own choosing), so may be I don't know of all the 
potential issues with computer networking, but I have met some situations in 
my course which have required some careful thought for how to solve them.

From
Michael Whapples
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <j8miller at soe.ucsd.edu>
To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] college


> Hello,
> I just attended a 1 hour lecture on operation, administration, and
> maintenance oa&m of wireless networks.
> I work in the field of wireless communications.  The notions of how to
> connect, configure, and maintain nodes in a dynamic computer network
> seemed quite accessable to me.
> Best wishes in your course of study.
> John Miller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michel Battles
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:17 PM
> To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-science] college
>
> Hello everyone,
> My name is Michel I am a totally blind person who is new to the list. I
> am currently attending college for computer network systems. There is
> also another visually impaired student with a lot of useful site who
> also attends this college. He told me that I have set myself up for
> failure by enrolling myself into computer network systems. He also said
> that I would have no problem if I enrolled into the course that he is in
> which is computer electrical engineering. The dean of the college told
> me that the computer network systems course was accessible and that he
> would get me anything that I needed to be successful. Now he doesn't
> seem so sure because of what the other student is saying. Myself and the
> other student are the first visually impaired people to attend this
> college. Can someone please tell me what are the advantages and
> disadvantages of these two careers? Also I would love to know about any
> obstacles that was in your way that you overcame or that is still an
> obstacle to you. Please share your school and work experiences. Thanks
> in advance! Feel free to use my email address at
> michelbattles at comcast.net
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