[nabs-l] public versus private universities

[Suzanne Germano]

I am not sure about a rating system that is available but when I toured
Arizona State University, they told the tour group their disabled student
services was rated one of the top in the country.. I don't know who rated
them.

This is my third semester there and there are very good at providing me
with what I need. I am partially sighted and usually use large print or
cctv but when I had many diagrams in my digital logic design class that
were color coded they offered to make all them into tactile for me because
I am color blind.

Suzanne


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Ashley Bramlett
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:

> 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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