[blindlaw] Blindness and Choosing A School

[James Fetter]

At the end of the day, you should attend the best law school for your professional goals, which, above all, should be getting an actual job in your preferred legal market. For me, that happened to be Ohio State, since I plan to practice in Ohio; price was also a factor. However, Ohio State also happens to be very accommodating, and I haven't gotten any grief or pushback on a single request for accommodations. Needless to say, this has made my life significantly easier and less stressful than it might otherwise have been.


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> On Dec 1, 2016, at 1:03 PM, Gail Mancewicz via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All;I  am a visually impaired student at Western Michigan University Thomas M Cooley Law School Grand Rapids campus and I have found them to be very accommodating. Before I arrived there had been a totally blind student who had just graduated . You might want to check them out . 
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> Gail Mancewicz
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>  On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Aimee Harwood via BlindLaw<blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:   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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