[nabs-l] online college vs classroom instruction

[Kirt Manwaring]

Josh,
  I took a political science class at my university-I/'m retaking it
online because I was lazy, either way works.  It's personal
preference, really, but I'd say it's going to be hard to do every
single class online, you'll want to go to class at some point and
probably do most of your classes on campus.  But my online poli-sci
class is great, my poli sci class on campus was great (I was just a
procrastinator, which is bad whichever way you're taking a class),
either way can be accessible.

On 5/20/11, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Justin, would the course matter? What if it was political
> science, which I am deeply interested in.  Serena, if you do not
> mind, I will write you offlist, as I do have a couple of
> accessibility questions.  Darian, thanks! I will keep that in
> mind.  :)
> Josh
>
> sent from my Apex
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:03:19 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] online college vs classroom instruction
>
> Hi Josh,
>    for the sake of  this conversation, I would like to break this
> down
> into two parts- access to buildings and access to coursework
>  As for access to buildings,  you will want to check with the
> school(s) you are  interested in, but generally you will find
> that
> colleges are accessable to those in   chairs, and  really by law
> are
> supposed to be.
>  coursework is also  supposed to be accessable to you, but  in
> this
> case, you are going to want to be proactive in regards to getting
> what
> you need from professors.
>  Education is something that regardless of economic, social,
> ethnic,
> gender or any other standing, is and should be accessable to you.
> I
> encourage you to maintain the thought that college is accessable,
> just
> how do I make  things work for me in that areana.
>   Regards,
>   Darian
>
>
> On 5/20/11, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hi Josh,
>
>  I'm in grad school.  I lived on campus in college and live here
> at home for
>  grad school.  I've done quite well taking in-class courses.  I
> have to take
>  2 online this summer.  We'll see how they go.
>
>  As far as the wheelchair factor, I suppose the practicality of
> living on
>  campus would depend on your reason for using a wheelchair.
> Although I'm not
>  a wheelchair user myself, one of my sighted friends from college
> is.  He
>  lived on campus ...  His using a wheelchair never stopped him!
> He's quite
>  mature and approachable.  If you have any specific
> wheelchair-related
>  questions, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer them, either through
> me or
>  possibly directly.
>
>  Serena
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>  Of Josh Gregory
>  Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 8:25 PM
>  To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Subject: [nabs-l] online college vs classroom instruction
>
>  Hi all,
>  I'm a little curious here, what do people think on this? For us
>  blind students who are about to graduate from high school soon
>  (I'm a junior this year and will be a senior next) college is
>  something some of us look into.  So, my question: Do people
> think
>  that online college is more accessible for blind people, or
>  classroom instruction? If I may ask, what have people's
>  experiences been with both? What about a person who is blind and
>  partially in a wheelchair such as myself, could I manage in an
>  on-campus environment or would online instruction be better for
>  me?
>  Thanks so much,
>  Josh
>
>  Sent from my Apex
>
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