[nabs-l] public versus private universities

[Ashley Bramlett]

Sophie,
No there Is no resource to rank support services. I think you should visit 
schools you are interested like anyone else would. Visit the disability 
office and see what they offer. Sometimes if you voice a need, they might be 
able to do it, even if they have not before.

It is generally true that private schools have smaller disability service, 
ds, offices. They have less staff, but also they have less students to 
serve.
They may be less aware of disabled student needs but that's where advocacy 
comes in.

Just go and visit the schools you want; loyola and tulane are great schools.
I wouldn't prejudge  services too much. Don't be discourage what one 
professor said.

I went to  a private catholic school, btw. I transferred out of george mason 
university, GMU. GMU is public.
I liked the private school more because of smaller classes, small campus, 
upholding my religious values, no not  catholic but do agree with some 
principles they have, the atmosphere, and religious activities.
Oh, and the quality was excellent of instruction since you get professors, 
not grad students teaching your classes. Universities will have grad 
students teach some classes.

Good luck with your decision.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sophie Trist
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:42 PM
To: nabs
Subject: [nabs-l] public versus private universities

Greetings,

I'm a junior in high school, and as such, I'm beginning to look
for a college. The other day, a blind friend and I were talking
about which colleges we were checking out, and I mentioned
Loyola, which is a private Catholic university in New Orleans. My
friend, whose mother is a professor at Tulane, another private
New Orleans school, said that it was very difficult for blind
people to attend private colleges because they weren't as good as
protecting textbooks and other necessary materials. He said in
general that private universities' disability services weren't as
great as those of public universities. I know this is true for
post-secondary public schools--they're more able to provide
braille and technology than are private schools--so I was
wondering if it was the same with colleges. Also, is there a list
that ranks colleges' disability support? I know that whenever we
visit a college, we visit the DS office, but I also know that
those people are often trying to sell their school. So I was
wondering if there was any concrete resource I could use for this
information. Any info or comments would be super helpful and
appreciated!

Yours sincerely,
Sophie Trist

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