My friend's sister is blind but she wants to study in the university
2006-12-12 03:23:53 · 5 answers · asked by James 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I would reccomend music, psychology, sociology, language interpretation, or anything else she wants to do that doesn't involve looking in a microscope.
She could become a psychologist and type her notes on a computer which can read them back to her.
She could also become a teacher.
There is so much technology available today that she should be able to do almost anything.
2006-12-12 03:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by cng 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
most anything - if she is studying in the US there is something called the ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act. As long as she has declared the disability (being blind), the institution must provide reasonable accommodations to help her. that can include note takers, extra time taking exams, the ability to have a guide dog on campus and in camous buildings, etc. She should check with the ADA compliance officer at the institutions she is interested in attending. Again - she can probably study just about anything she is interested in.
2006-12-12 03:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by Nichole M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should begin with her interests and talents and then decide what to study. There is a lot of support for students with disabilities.
A woman in one of my university high-level symbolic logic classes (Philosophy Dept.) was blind. She was a logic superstar. It was necessary for her to memorize *everything*, every last little symbol, every rule, just everything. While that was a lot of work, it paid off big for her because she had her "notes" memorized and ready to go instantly. She would need the professor to actually say what symbols he was writing on the board, whereas the rest of us could just look and see, so that was a little extra help she needed. She started a study group and got help from her class mates about what they were looking at so she could memorize it.
Also, I used to work in a classical music record store, and there was a blind music professor who used to come in every week. He had almost all the music we sold memorized, note for note.
Blind people make great scholars, at least that's been my experience.
2006-12-12 07:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by Viva Lucia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She can study anything she wants. Universities and other educational institutions must accommodate her physical disability so that she can get an education. She can get any degree she would like and has the brains, talent and dedication to earn.
2006-12-12 03:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by steve d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Braille... (spelling?)
2006-12-12 03:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋