[nabs-l] I need successfull DSO examples

[zeynep sule yilmaz]

University of Wisconsin Madison,
Document conversion, braille printing, and scholarship for adaptive
technology, someone being specialized for each different disability.
They provide O&M lessons for people who cannot get it through voc
rehab. They allow you to loan adaptive technology products. There is a
room at the one of the libraries with the braille printer and
computer. There is one computer at the each library. What I can say I
had great services there. My new university (University of Arizona) is
very good as well, but I guess I just got lucky. I did a practicum at
the Edgewood College. It is a private small college in Wisconsin. My
impression about the disability services around the country is that
they are lack of professional staff and there is no guideline across
the country regarding what they can or cannot provide. I don’t even
know if they have a database to share the converted documents. As far
as I know, they cannot do it due to publisher protecting related law.
I think higher education does not target people with disabilities to
attend college rather they focus on other minorities. This can be a
great marketing strategy for students with disabilities. Because
college choice theory disregards this aspect which how students with
disabilities choose college. A lot of us have lots of barriers even
before. Sorry I got into other issues that you may or may not
interested with.
Thank you


2016-02-08 21:01 GMT+02:00, chelsea peahl via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
> After having a rough start at Utah Valley University, the head of our ASD
> dept worked with me to get my classes fixed, we worked to get assistive
> technology for campus, and they genuinely care so at this point even though
> accessibility will probably always be a struggle, Utah valley university has
> some pretty great people.
>
> Chelsea Peahl
>
>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Elif Emir Öksüz via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>> Most of us are sometimes unhappy with the services provided by
>> disability offices, and I am one of you.
>> I complain a lot about the services I got from my university, and they
>> wanted me to provide some good examples to them.
>> Can you give me some university names which are successful at
>> accommodating students Please?
>> If you can list what they are successful at, it will be terrific.
>> Elif
>>
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