I also have CP and would offer that as CP is the most common childhood physical disability, your D will absolutely not be the only one with CP on campus. There were even two of us with CP in my audition-based theatre BFA program!
That said, I think that college is an essential time to connect with disability identity (I spent a lot of time when I was a teenager absolutely terrified of my disability–perhaps at a private school for kids with disabilities that hasn’t been your D’s experience, though?), especially because though CP isn’t a progressive disability, in all likelihood your D will experience some form of accelerated aging in her 20s like I did (especially if, as it sounds like, she has one hand that’s more affected than another–for me I have one worse leg). So to me, the place to start looking would be schools that have excellent programs in Disability Studies. Not because your D needs to study it as a major, but because it ensures that there will be folks on campus who understand your D’s lived experience and who are living by the principle of “nothing about us without us.” If your D has a problem with the disability services office, it can be helpful to have disabled allies on campus who are professionally and academically familiar with the rigmarole of accommodations.
Schools with notably strong DS programs that your D might want to look at are Syracuse (in-state for you) and UToledo, although I know these don’t align with the LAC desire. Fordham, however, is a LAC and has a Disability Studies minor. Hofstra might be worth a look. I’m really impressed with the work in adaptive technology being done at Temple which might make it a fun place for your D (although again that’s probably a bigger school than she wants).
If OP’s daughter can qualify for the Honors college it may make Temple a bit smaller in terms of class size/student population (acreage isn’t big) and it guarantees housing for 4 years, which would be key because North Philly is pretty dicey. Even though they have people walking students home off campus, it may not be the best situation for s.o w/CP, and walking home alone to a random, possibly not that close apartment, wouldn’t be a safe option.
My knowledge base is different so I won’t suggest schools, but I think small classes and a good Disabilities Services Office (DSO) are probably the keys and, given the physical disability, possibly a small campus as well.
The small classes are important as the professors will get to know her easily and can get a sense of her needs in terms of accommodations. You are looking for a DSO that understands your D’s needs and is not either dismissive of them or feels subservient to the wishes of professors.
When ShawSon and I looked a decade or so ago, we found wide variation in DSOs. We did not shoot for (and probably did not need a dedicated disabilities program). Without talking to students, it would have been hard to tell them apart based upon what they said. We also found that all schools gave the same answers upfront (we believe in all types of learners, …). BUT, after our children were accepted, we specifically asked DSOs at the schools under consideration if they could provide the following set of accommodations. Some said absolutely and went beyond. A couple waffled or made it clear that getting the needed accommodations was going to be an ongoing struggle.
The school that at the time had the best DSO that we saw was Wesleyan University in CT. It is small-ish and I don’t remember the campus as being huge, but my memory is vague. It is probably more selective than you had asked requested, so it is ust an example.
I mention Wesleyan because the DSO at the time was headed by a formidable and passionate former disabilities lawyer. When I asked her about how she would handle professors who don’t believe in giving the needed accommodations, she basically said I would march into their office and make sure they did – as compared to other schools who said that they would guide ShawSon around those professors – and given her style, I believe she would have been very compelling. Neither ShawSon nor I loved Wesleyan as a school for him so our knowledge of the school comes largely from other kids who attended.