[blindlaw] Blindness and Choosing A School

[Sai]

> The law school took care of most accommodations and did not work much with the disability services office,

Could you elaborate on that? Who did the coordination for your
accommodations, if not the disability office?

- Sai

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
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> I would encourage you to apply well before June, as many classes have been completely filled by that date. Many schools have rolling admissions. While it helps to know other blind students who have attended a given school, I would base my decision on the academic reputation of the school and its efforts to welcome a diverse student body. The quality of a disability services office doesn't necessarily indicate whether a law school will be accommodating to a blind student. My school had many website accessibility issues affecting my ability to access required online course materials. I had to educate the law school, university IT department, and student disability services office regarding these issues. I took charge of ensuring many of my accommodations, including finding my own readers. The law school took care of most accommodations and did not work much with the disability services office, except in procurement of textbooks. Best of luck, and feel free to contact me off list.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of J Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:09 PM
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> Cc: J Steele-Louchart <jsteelelouchart at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindlaw] Blindness and Choosing A School
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> Hi, all,
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> 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.
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> 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?
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