[blindlaw] Blindness and Choosing A School

[Aimee Harwood]

I would highly recommend Syracuse. I wish I had applied there. My law school has not been very accommodating nor has the atmosphere been welcoming of a blind student. Maybe it is just too small.

Aimee

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> On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:38 PM, Sai via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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