tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post3169522164509095097..comments2023-05-30T05:43:05.559-05:00Comments on Cacophony to Symphony: Getting CreativePinkLAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825368166013129243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-17690184150076438312010-11-22T23:54:02.985-06:002010-11-22T23:54:02.985-06:00Mel-Trust me, I can be an emotional mess- I just d...Mel-Trust me, I can be an emotional mess- I just don't write about those moments ;) I really appreciate the support. So many D/d/HoH teens face the same challenges, it's just silly to get into arguments over personal choices.<br /><br />e)- Yeah, it would be nice if they didn't show uncaptioned movies at all. Unfortunately, that seems to be out of my power. We also changed my IEP to rid of the "Closed captioning when available" phrasing- to "Closed captioning or notes on all videos". However, having it in writing means next to nothing. Some teachers will follow through, others will not. Last year I really tried to make sure every last thing was followed, but to be honest it just stressed me out even more worrying about the lack of accommodations. I still advocate for myself, but at this points nearly any complaint I have about accommodations is retorted with "Well, if you change to the other school that wouldn't be a problem." <br /><br />Anon- I'll check it out, thanks!<br /><br />Julia- Thank you, the compliments are much appreciated :) <br /><br />Dan- Thank you!!<br /><br />I hope that one day in the future, this won't be an issue for kids and teens going through the school system, and that captions will be absolutely required. I do believe it will happen, but until then I guess it's up to us to do what we can to get as equal access as possible!PinkLAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825368166013129243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-40265940133759430492010-11-21T21:57:56.838-06:002010-11-21T21:57:56.838-06:00My French is a bit rusty, but I believe the saying...My French is a bit rusty, but I believe the saying goes "Quand la vie vous donne des citrons, faire de la schweppes au citron!" <br /><br />You certainly seem to be quite the improviser :-)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929567286934447467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-72745848530693173862010-11-21T21:04:28.275-06:002010-11-21T21:04:28.275-06:00That's priceless! Yeah, it's frustrating ...That's priceless! Yeah, it's frustrating not to get the necessary accomodation, but you gotta admit that the creative problem-solving ability and French fluency totally trump whatever else it was you were supposed to learn from the movie, and will surely last much longer. School movies come and go, but brains and spirit last for a lifetime. I'm so glad you've got what really counts.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-90174461115298108582010-11-21T15:14:57.951-06:002010-11-21T15:14:57.951-06:00Your school should use DCMP http://www.dcmp.orgYour school should use DCMP http://www.dcmp.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-40220156780370727342010-11-21T06:56:50.666-06:002010-11-21T06:56:50.666-06:00Interesting. I know something is better than nothi...Interesting. I know something is better than nothing, but do they really have to show these videos? <br /><br />I tell the teachers who have a severely deaf student in their classroom, that if the videos they are going to show in the classroom are not captioned or if they cannot provide a transcript, DON'T SHOW THEM. I have my student document when they show videos that are not captioned. It happens all of the time! Ugh. I understand that they don't have the resources, but they have to understand that they are excluding my student when they do this. There is a loophole in the IEP--it states "When available use captioning". I tried to get this changed to "When available, use captioning. If not available, do not show the video or provide transcript." But, everyone had a problem with this saying that they would be unable to provide a transcript for a long movie, and sometimes they are required to show long movies. Aargh. <br /><br />(e(ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083815632946421224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-2395446361683792912010-11-21T03:31:07.163-06:002010-11-21T03:31:07.163-06:00Well, I read your blog. I am amazed at how poetica...Well, I read your blog. I am amazed at how poetically you present yourself. At your age I was a hormone mess.<br /><br />Today I just sit back and know you are a really cool special kid. I also get ticked a bit at how ..... well, how you have to design your education.<br /><br /> We do the same thing. My son has different stuff to deal with but you understand the hassles and you deal with it the same way Haddy does. I have a big respect for you!<br /><br />Warm wishes,<br /><br />Melhaddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.com