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“Start early.
Visit the school in your sophomore or
junior year of high school. Reach out to the disability office and gauge how
proactive it is.
This saved me a lot of time,” said Jonathan
Lengel, who lives with congenital muscular dystrophy, (CMD) and uses a
power wheelchair, is pursuing a double major in digital technologies/emerging
media and music at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in New York City.
…noting that he used in-person visits
to weed out some campuses with old buildings that weren’t retrofitted with
ramps and elevators.
However, if there are accessibility
issues at a school you like, don’t write them off until you’ve asked if they
will address the issues.
When Jonathan committed to Fordham,
the school began modifying his on-campus residence and had it ready for his
fall move-in.
“Always remember, self-advocacy is the
most powerful tool,” he says.
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