accommodations question--is it appropriate...

Jiro said:
and this is what you got from Coordinator B? or both A and B?
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Coordinator A.

Coordinator B would never do that kind of stuff.
 
Glenn said:
Coordinator A.

Coordinator B would never do that kind of stuff.
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from what I see - Coordinator A got what you wanted.... but he did a poor job at it.
 
Jiro said:
from what I see - Coordinator A got what you wanted.... but he did a poor job at it.
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How did Coordinator A get what I wanted?

There is no way a professional or experienced provider would have the word "indiscernible" appear on a transcript 157 times.

None of that is what I wanted.

It isn't really Coordinator A's fault; he was just doing what his boss wanted.
 
Glenn said:
How did Coordinator A get what I wanted?

There is no way a professional or experienced provider would have the word "indiscernible" appear on a transcript 157 times.

None of that is what I wanted.

It isn't really Coordinator A's fault; he was just doing what his boss wanted.
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He got you CART, terp, and notetaker. But like I said.... he got what you want but did a poor job at it.

so what did Coordinator B do for you?
 
Jiro said:
He got you CART, terp, and notetaker. But like I said.... he got what you want but did a poor job at it.

so what did Coordinator B do for you?
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I didn't want CART. I never asked for CART. I asked for experienced TypeWell transcribers. They would not do it.

I didn't ask for remote CART either. I asked for experienced TypeWell transcribers.

He just did what his boss told him to.

Coordinator B provided me with experienced TypeWell transcribers. She did her job better in every conceivable way.
 
Glenn said:
I didn't want CART. I never asked for CART. I asked for experienced TypeWell transcribers. They would not do it.

I didn't ask for remote CART either. I asked for experienced TypeWell transcribers.

He just did what his boss told him to.

Coordinator B provided me with experienced TypeWell transcribers. She did her job better in every conceivable way.
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how is it that Coordinator B got you what you want that Coordinator A couldn't?
 
Jiro said:
how is it that Coordinator B got you what you want that Coordinator A couldn't?
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She was forced out. She wanted to do the right things for the students (as any good coordinator would) but the director of the disability support office had other ideas. He wanted to cut costs instead of provide quality services.
 
Glenn said:
She was forced out. She wanted to do the right things for the students (as any good coordinator would) but the director of the disability support office had other ideas. He wanted to cut costs instead of provide quality services.
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you know this... how?
 
Glenn said:
She told me. I know some of the sordid story. About five out of six people were forced out.
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I see.

but we are going quite off-topic from your OP. as I said before - it isn't appropriate to ask questions to see what the students need.
 
Jiro said:
I see.

but we are going quite off-topic from your OP. as I said before - it isn't appropriate to ask questions to see what the students need.
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I just felt that Coordinator A was asking a lot of questions that I felt he should know the answers to.

For example, if you go to the doctor because your arm hurts. You slipped and fell when hiking on a steep trail. The doctor asks you if you think it is broken or sprained. He asks you if you think it needs an x-ray. Should he use an ace bandage? A sling? A cast? Does it need ice? All this is stuff he ought to know how to answer already. Of course he will need to ask you some questions, but much of this will be known to him from his experience and training. You find yourself wondering if you are going to get competent healthcare from this doctor. Then you wonder why he was hired in the first place. Was it because he didn't know what he was doing and would always follow the lead of his boss regardless if it was good practice or not?
 
Glenn said:
I just felt that Coordinator A was asking a lot of questions that I felt he should know the answers to.

For example, if you go to the doctor because your arm hurts. You slipped and fell when hiking on a steep trail. The doctor asks you if you think it is broken or sprained. He asks you if you think it needs an x-ray. Should he use an ace bandage? A sling? A cast? Does it need ice? All this is stuff he ought to know how to answer already. Of course he will need to ask you some questions, but much of this will be known to him from his experience and training. You find yourself wondering if you are going to get competent healthcare from this doctor. Then you wonder why he was hired in the first place. Was it because he didn't know what he was doing and would always follow the lead of his boss regardless if it was good practice or not?
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now that's different. this is the impression I got from your OP -

doctor - "what happened? does it hurt when I do this? did you ....."
 
Jiro said:
now that's different. this is the impression I got from your OP -

doctor - "what happened? does it hurt when I do this? did you ....."
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Sorry if I gave that impression.

It was exactly like that doctor--asking all kinds of questions that I tried to answer. But what he would provide after asking all the questions was the accommodations that were no good. After a while, it was hard to see how he could not see there were problems with what was provided. But he could not provide what I requested because his boss would not OK it.

I really don't have a problem with him. It was just perplexing as to why he was hired in the first place when he really had very little relevant experience or training. I have come to believe that was done deliberately.
 
If you don't feel that you know enough about what resources and accommodations will help you learn to your best ability, you have to do more research. That coordinator isn't there to educate you on accommodations, or to assess your abilities and learning style and know better than you what you need and what's possible -- he or she is an administrator hired to make sure the accommodations you request are considered and arranged for if possible, and to comply with regulations. You need to firmly and realistically propose what resources you need to perform to your best ability and then fight for what you need if they waffle.

A section of my 5YO's IEP is dedicated to self-advocacy. My husband and I joke about it being the "grow a pair" clause -- we expect she'll be directing her own accommodations and resources by the time she's 10 with us as 'muscle' if needed.
 
Glenn said:
She was forced out. She wanted to do the right things for the students (as any good coordinator would) but the director of the disability support office had other ideas. He wanted to cut costs instead of provide quality services.
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and now there's a coordinator C?

What more is there to the story I wonder...
 
Another way is to google different kinds of accodomations that are out there. Educate yourself but yes, I agree that the coordinator probably knows what's out there and should give you a list of options.
 
posts from hell said:
and now there's a coordinator C?

What more is there to the story I wonder...
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No, there is no Coordinator C. They are passing scheduling duties around various staff members. They are taking applications for a half-time position for coordinator.
 
GrendelQ said:
If you don't feel that you know enough about what resources and accommodations will help you learn to your best ability, you have to do more research. That coordinator isn't there to educate you on accommodations, or to assess your abilities and learning style and know better than you what you need and what's possible -- he or she is an administrator hired to make sure the accommodations you request are considered and arranged for if possible, and to comply with regulations. You need to firmly and realistically propose what resources you need to perform to your best ability and then fight for what you need if they waffle.

A section of my 5YO's IEP is dedicated to self-advocacy. My husband and I joke about it being the "grow a pair" clause -- we expect she'll be directing her own accommodations and resources by the time she's 10 with us as 'muscle' if needed.
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I knew what resources worked for my situation. They were and are simply not willing to provide them regardless if they are available at other state schools.
 
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