Here is an answer to whehter or not there are any colleges for the blind in
the US, it would seemthat Gallaudet has served stduetns who are deaf-blind,
which of course means they have both disabilites... Anyway, the answer is
below...
Very interesting, I think...
Ginny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hodge Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:36 PM
Subject: RE: Colleges for the blind in the US?
> Hi Ginny,
> Gallaudette University is an institution of higher education primarily for
> the deaf although deaf-blind students have metriculated at and graduated
> from Gallaudette University. At present, there are no institutions of
> higher education in the United States which are organized and/or
dedicated
> to serve a predominantly or exclusively blind or visually impaired student
> body. There have been some recent proposals for Congress to establish a
> national junior college for the blind at the Alabama Institute for the
Deaf
> and Blind in Talladega, Alabama, to serve as a bridge institution of
> learning for blind and visually impaired students between high school and
> regular four year bachelor degree university programs. This proposal has
> garnered mixed reviews thus far within the blindness community, and the
> proposal has to my knowledge not advanced very far at this juncture in
time
> on Capitol Hill. Best wishes, Charlie Hodge
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ginny Quick [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Colleges for the blind in the US?
>
>
> Hello, everyone. I just resubscribed here, and I have a question. Are
> there any coleges for the blind in the US? I am on an emai list dealing
> with Gambian issues, and there was an article in a Gambian newspaper about
a
> blind boy who wanted to be sent to the US to attend Gallaudet University.
> Apparently, the paper said that Gallaudet was also a college for the blind
> as well as the deaf. I was not aware of this, and as far as I know, there
> are no colleges for the blind in the US. I was asked to try to get a
> definitive answer on this. Thanks very much for your help in advance...
> Ginny
>
>
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