Dan,

So, if you have self-identified, or been identified as a person with a
disability at your university, you're _required_ to submit petitions of
the type you mentioned through the Disability Support Services office,
and people without disabilities are not required to have a "sponsoring"
organization for petitions?!  That seems just a tad discriminatory to
me.  I'd think it should be the petitioner's choice whether to have DSS
involved in their petition.  Of course, if you've been working with DSS
your entire college career, they may have good information to back up
your petition, but if they're being slow to act, you should be able to
get a copy of that info, and provide it yourself.

Kendall Corbett
Coordinator of Consumer Activities
Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities -WIND
PO Box 4298
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-2853
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Fischer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 5:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Foreign Language

Yup. I do that too and have for years.  That's part of why it's so hard
to
explain because I take care of myself and the tests indicate I need
substantial help.  It was a long fight with the U.  Even the lawyer took
3
months before disability services would do thier part of the petition as
if
your disabled you need disability services support.  If one isn't
disabled,
they can submit their own petition package by themselves.

-Dan
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Dan,
>I have a huge wall calendar to help me remember every appointment I
make,
>every meeting, every protest march, etc.  I find very helpful!
>
>Mag in Oakland CA.
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>Please take time to notice if there are curb ramps in your City. If
there
>aren't consistently, please call your City's ADA coordinator to request
that
>ramps be installed. Thank you.