[nabs-l] has anyone ever attended these colleges

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Hi All,
I sent this message once (below)....but I'm not sure that it went  
through....so I am trying again.  My apologies if you receive this  twice.  
Nicole
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Kelsey,
Although I am not totally blind, I am legally blind and I obtained my  
Bachelors in Special Education from Kent State University (main campus).  I  
spent all four years there and overall had a great experience there.  I  also 
looked at other colleges like Bowling Green, Akron U., OSU, etc.  I  found 
Kent State's campus to be one of the easiest to navigate.  I felt  their 
Disability Services (at least at the time when I was there) was  excellent.  I 
felt that most of my professors were accommodating and  helpful (you're always 
going to have at least one bad apple in the  bunch).  I also liked their 
transportation around campus.   
So, I would give them a high overall rating and say that my  experiences 
there were very positive.  
Please feel free to email me off-list with any other questions you may  
have.  
 
Nicole Poston
 
 
In a message dated 1/17/2014 5:54:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
piano.girl0299 at gmail.com writes:

Hello,
I just obtained my degree, but it was not in the field I  
ooiginally considered.  I originally considered either speech  
therapy or education.  I started my college courses at a satelite  
location of the University of Akron and tranferred to a smaller 
school  because my parents and I agreed that they did not want me 
living in  downtown Akron.  Therefore, in a few years once I have 
gotten a  decent job and am able to afford it, I think I would 
like to go baca to  school and persue one of the fields mentioned 
earlier.   Unfortunately, I have discovered that private schools 
are so much more  expensive than state schools.  Plus, the speech 
therapy program is  only offered at the larger state schools, so I 
have no choice but to go  there.  Therefore, I am trying to see if 
I can talk to a blind  student who has gone to a larger college 
and get their opinions.  The  college where I obtained my 
bachelor's degree from had a total student  population of 2,000, 
smaller than my high school.  Has anyone ever  attended or know 
someone who has attended any of the following schools:  University 
of Akron, Bowling Green State University, Edinboro University  of 
Pennsylvania, or Kent State University.  All these schools have  
my program and are all public universities, so tuition would be  
cheaper.  I did consider Akron and bg and visited both campuses a  
while back, but I did not get a chance to tour the bg campus in 
its  entirety.  All I can remember is that the campus wasn't too  
bad.  If you have or know someone who attended these schools,  
what did they think of it? Was the campus accessible to a blind  
person? Were professors helpful? Please feel free to write me 
offlist  and share your experiences.
Thanks,
Kelsey  Nicolay

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