<p>Is Bard more of an Apple campus or PC? Is it easy to have a Dell, for instance? </p>
<p>Somewhat random question. Do students ever take classes at Vassar? It seems close enough that it would be possible if one had a car. </p>
<p>Is anyone familiar with what the services are like for students with disabilities? Is Bard accomodating?</p>
<p>My daughter will be attending Bard, so I don’t know much about its culture yet, but I have an older daughter attending a similar school, and ALL the kids there have Macs. I bought my Bard daughter a Mac.</p>
<p>No one has ever mentioned Vassar in any of the presentations I’ve been to. It’s not like Hampshire where there’s a 5 college consortium. </p>
<p>As for disabilities, I don’t know much about what services they provide of course, but I can tell you that the campus is very large and hilly. I did notice ramps into a couple of buildings and the dorm we toured had an elevator.</p>
<p>My S graduated from Bard a year ago and my daughter is a Senior at Vassar. Neither have heard of anyone taking courses at the other school. Nearby Marist does have summer courses so those are possible if one stays on campus over the summer. </p>
<p>I suspect if there was some particular course that was not offered that something could be worked out but an on campus independent study seems much more likely. Both Bard and Vassar usually go out of their way to meet their student’s academic course needs.</p>
<p>All the Bard buildings I remember have ramps and elevators but the sheer size of the place might be an issue. Bard has on campus shuttle buses which might help with the issue of getting from one place to another but that is something to explore carefully.</p>
<p>D uses a PC with no problem. There are also computer labs around campus with various types of computers available should you need a Mac for some reason.</p>
<p>She tells me there’s not much interaction with Vassar, although she did visit their campus with some friends one weekend. I believe Bard and Vassar have a traditional Quidditch match.</p>
<p>I don’t have firsthand knowledge of Bard’s disabilities office, but it might be worth contacting them directly. D’s first year dorm room was handicap-accessible and adjacent to a barrier free bathroom. My sense is that most of the classroom buildings, dining hall, student center, Fisher Center etc. would be fine - certainly Bard is ADA compliant - but possibly some of the older buildings like Stone Row dorms might not be completely accessible. The school does seem to be pretty good about clearing snow from pathways in the winter.</p>