Robin,

My daughter contacted them and received information as she saw it looked
like a very good school for the disabled.  She also emailed the
Disabilities Office and asked about the weather!!!!!!  They did tell
her, yes there is LOTS of snow.  They said anyone can get around flat
warm lands of Florida, but if you can get around Edinboro, you can get
around anywhere!  They did tell her they had busses to help.  However,
she get leg spasms especially in the cold so I think she has ruled that
out.

Another one that may be interesting is Ball State in Indiana.  It too is
supposed to have a good support system, though is a little large.

Thanks for the info.
Marilyn



-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robin Frisch
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 11:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Looking for Colleges

I just took my son Zach to visit Edinboro College in Edinboro, PA., near
Erie, PA.

We were very impressed with it in general, and the accommodations for
students with disabilities were very impressive.

They do provide personal attendants for students who need them. They
have
about 250 kids with disabilities who attend there, out of about 6700
students.

There are accessible vans that take the kids in wheelchairs to classes,
to
town, anywhere they want to go.

Kids with disabilities can stay in a segregated dorm or with all of the
able
bodied kids, whichever they prefer. The segregated dorm was sort of
gloomy,
but they are re-doing it. They are very supportive of the kids being in
the
"regular" dorms.

They are building a big new facility for working out and recreation that
is
totally accessible.

It was a wonderful school.

The Admissions Office phone number is 1-888-8GO-BORO. (cute huh!)

Or the local/TTY # is 814-732-2761. The website is www.edinboro.edu.

Good luck in your search!
Robin