Re: choosing a college

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At my age, I wouldn't want to think about starting college again, but

wondering how the ADA fits into things like this. ADA is supposed to

have made things accessible, and certainly has made many improvements

in many areas throughout the last 10 years. I know there's also a lot

of ignorance of ADA out there, but I imagine lots of colleges also

have departments devoted to " students with disabilities. " Sorry, I

have no research on this, but perhaps that would be a place to begin

for prospective students - if there were a such department, the roads

might be easier to negotiate. Let us hope, anyway.

I can remember some long hikes back and forth to the campus from the

dorm where I lived - sure couldn't do that now!! And it was not easy

then.

Regards, Carolyn

> Kate, yes, I too looked at many colleges that would be easy to get

> around. While I would have loved to go east to school, the

potentiality

> of snow and ice made me think twice and I stayed in California

where a

> small liberal arts college was a great place for me. Very flat.

Even in

> the 70's it was very accessible and I rode my bike everywhere. For

grad

> school I did go out of state, to Arizona, the campus was much

bigger,

> but still very condusive to biking from class to class, etc. Very

flat.

> The biking never tired me out, but if I would have done those

schools

> 'walking' I would have had great fatigue.

>

> Gretchen