There weren't curb cuts, I had to hop curbs to get into classes that ended
up in down sidewalks across campus.
And then people just weren't people were fairly accepting but
they just weren't used to seeing students on campus and our office to service
disabilities really didn't have any accommodations that they could make.
It was more or less a place, or you could go and register early for classes.
And for students with disabilities, perhaps, congregate and share experiences,
but we didn't have the sort of the rights to accommodations that we have now.
And there weren't scholarships available like they are now.
Students with disabilities often just were not considered us underrepresented
students on campus, and so we didn't really fit anywhere.
I was fortunate that the VA paid for my education.
But it was a real struggle for some of the other students, and the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation would cover some of the expenses for some of the students.
But, so you're trying to educate people and change attitudes.
One of the other interesting things is, I had disabled veterans license plates on my
car, and the police, the campus police, were not used to those.
They were just used to the window placards,
cuz the license plate was kind of a new phenomenon.
And having to explain to them when I got tickets,
that I was legitimately allowed to park in those spaces.
So it was constantly an education about attitudes about the law and
finding accommodations.