Thanks,My first question is, does anyone on the list have any experiences with accessibility issues with teachers? I don't mean that the possible adaptive procedure/equipment isn't available...but have they been unwilling to provide them in the first place?
I ask because I ran into real trouble at the University of North Texas (where I got my MA) regarding becoming a Teaching Assistant (TA) in the History dept. You can't become a Teaching Fellow (TF) without being a TA first. TA's assist professor in the grunt work of teaching; grading tests, taking attendance, etc while TF actually teach survey level courses. I got the "He's blind so he can't teach" crap from the Department Chair. Oh, not to my face but I heard it from most of the other faculty.
Why does it bug me? Because without any TA/TF experience getting a teaching job is REAL tough. Sure you have the degrees but if you have no experience on the college level they don't want to risk hiring you.
Fortunately Tyler Junior College was willing to take a risk on me and let me teach...and I'll always be greatful for that. But from 2005 to this year I was unemployed because of that idiocy.
Anyone else have this experience? Mike----- Original Message ----- From: "Zach, Netbook Edition" <chickerland@xxxxxxxxx>
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welcome! Zach Dreicer:Division Director for Tech Savvy Podcasts Networks at Paez Production NetworksPhone: +1 505 672 8601 Skype: chickerland google talk ID/Facebook: chickerland@xxxxxxxxx My Telespace: +1 575 802 8600 ext. 8495Are you a blind student in any level of education? If so, please join me on the blind-education list! To join: point your browser to:Http://freelists.org/list/blind-education are you interested in electronics? Then send a message to electronicsfortheblind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject. NOTICE this message may contain confidential and/or classified information.Such information is only revealed to the person to whom this communication is directed. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message.-------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Stewart" <stewart_1@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:57 AM To: <blind-education@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [blind-education] New memberHello all,Just wanted to say 'Hi' and say I'm looking forward to participating on this list. ;)Sincerely, Michael Stewart stewart_1@xxxxxxxxxxx Adjunct Professor of History Tyler Junior College
