[nabs-l] public versus private universities

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi Sophie,

While there may be some bad private colleges with disability services, there
are also most likely some good ones. And there are good public universities,
but there are also bad ones. Basically, it will most likely depend on the
university. I'm not sure what the laws state of what protections students
get, but I'm pretty sure that you have the right to reasonable accomidations
in any case. I'd check out your University and see if you could get in touch
with some blind students that went or go there. 
Also, as to your question of places with good disability services, a schools
website should have some information on their disability service office. The
college board also has a place with a college search on their website, and
good disability services is a criteria feature, I think. There are also
probably other resources out there. You also may want to check with your
guidance counselor, if that is an option. 
Another thing to keep in mind is that disability services may not be the top
consideration in picking a college or university. I am personally looking at
academics and such when I'm looking for colleges and considering disability
services. I'm searching for the right school that I love before I look at
things such as disability services. However, that is my personal choice and
other people have different priorities. 
Best of luck

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 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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