[blindlaw] Blindness and Choosing A School

[Sai]

I'm interested in the same questions as well, since the responses I've
gotten from schools about accommodations has been a generic "of course
we'll obey the ADA", rather than "these are kinds of accommodations we
could offer you".

That makes me concerned about what that'll turn out to be in
actuality, especially at highly ranked schools that might have a
culture of "if you're smart or got good grades / test scores before,
then you must not be disabled enough to need accommodations".

This is especially a concern when my disabilities are very rare and
poorly diagnosed, so of course must not exist. (I wonder how many
fully sighted people have worn through multiple high-mileage cane tips
before… </sarcasm>)

So, I can't answer what you actually asked, but am definitely
interested in reading responses, as I'm in a similar position.

- Sai

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 9:08 PM, J Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> I don't have to begin applying to law schools until June, but I'm
> starting to get a list of them together so that I'm prepared for the
> various application requirements in advance.
>
> Can I ask, how much does, did, or should blindness play a role in our
> decisions about which schools to apply? Have some schools proven to
> have a dreadful Disability Student Services? Are some schools'
> libraries mostly hardcopy, with little to no forethought toward
> accommodation for print-disabled students? Does it matter in the first
> place?
>
> Warmth,
> J
>
>
> --
> J Steele-Louchart
>
> I Will Find A Way or I Will Make One
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