[nabs-l] I need successfull DSO examples

[STOMBERG, KENNEDY]

I attend a small liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids, Ia, called Coe
College.
Elif, if you want, you can e-mail me off-list, and I can give you more
information.

Let me know!
Kennedy Stomberg

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 7:43 PM, justin williams via nabs-l <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> The University of South Carolina is good; that is the one I attended.
> They did a pretty good job at working with me to make things accessible.
> Justin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elif Emir
> Öksüz via nabs-l
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:32 PM
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> Cc: Elif Emir Öksüz <filerime at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I need successfull DSO examples
>
> Thank you all.
> I was hoping to hear more, but probably most of us are unhappy with the
> services.
>
>
>
> 2016-02-08 15:17 GMT-05:00, zeynep sule yilmaz via nabs-l <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
> > 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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