[NABS-L] Blind Friendly University

[Emily Schlenker]

Wichita State University is currently accommodating one such student. I work in the academic accessibility and accommodations group, and we seem to be doing a pretty good job. The reason they’re doing so well with this content is because I was the one who filed a federal complaint against the University and since then things have been getting better. I am only telling you that I filed a complaint so that you know I am not seeing this from the outside and making assumptions about how well the school is doing. I get to work with all of the accessible materials that are provided for the student including braille, tactile graphics, and accessible software when necessary.
I am not saying WSU is perfect, but I know that if you go here you will have a fighting chance, which you will not have at many other universities especially if you have to build their accessibility for something they have never accommodated before, which does happen quite a lot of the time with blind students in stem.
Good luck!
Emily

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> On Sep 27, 2020, at 1:24 PM, Aimee Harwood via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I will be transferring from a community college at some point. I am finding that accessibility especially in math and my computer science classes are vital. I really want to find a school where I don't have to fight so much for equal access. With that said, do you guys have any recommendations for a university who has their act together in regards to blind computer science students? 
> 
> Warm regards,
> Aimee
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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