[nabs-l] Disability accommodation and international student Urgent help required

[Kartik Sawhney]

Hi Siddhi,

As rightly pointed out by others, you have the same rights and
entitlements as American permanent residents or citizens when it comes
to disability accommodations. The ADA covers everyone present in the
United States, including international students and scholars. Further,
most of the accommodations must be provided to you free of cost.
However, there are a few things that you may have to pay for, such as
O&M training (if you choose to go with one) and the purchase of
assistive technology. Many of these services are provided to American
citizens through the rehabilitation services, but are not available
for international students. Many universities, however, choose to pay
for these services too.

Note that such is not the case in several other countries though. I
have a friend who goes to school in the UK. He has to pay for
disability accommodations.

Best,
-- 
-Kartik Sawhney,
Cell: +1-(650) 492-3220 (US), +91-9958499435 (India)
E-mail ID: sawhney.kartik at gmail.com, kartiks2 at stanford.edu
Skype: kartik.sawhney22

On 8/19/14, siddhi desai via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Do universities not provide accommodations to international students
> due to paucity of funds as international students are not covered
> under ADA?
>
> Sincerely
> Siddhi
>
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