WHEELS ON CAMPUS -- A GUIDE TO WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY HIGHER EDUCATION (part 17)

 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

TAMU is also known for its aerospace engineering pro­gram — as well as having ongoing projects funded by the Na­tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

Kaki Kaki, a quadriplegic and a senior in aerospace engi­neering, uses a manual wheelchair with power assist wheels. 

He is pleased with TAMU’s international studies program, through which he spent a month in Brazil for foreign study, staying in a small town a few hours outside of São Paulo.