[blindlaw] Pennsylvania OVR issues

[Aimee Harwood]

I will be starting Widener in Harrisburg this fall.  OVR has agreed to sponsor me through law school.  I receive SSI and SSDI which if I am not mistaken, allows OVR to be able to provide the maximum amount .  My counselor claims she can only pay the maximum undergraduate cost of tuition and that they can not assist with housing.  I will have to move about 90 miles away to attend law school.  It appears to me that they are comparing apples and oranges and that they should use Penn State’s law school tuition amounts instead of their undergraduate tuition.  I really need some help on this.  I can’t finalize my expenses until I get this issue ironed out.  Does anybody know anything I can provide my counselor to resolve this discrepancy? I really appreciate any guidance on this matter.

Aimee