tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post4833495447582353491..comments2024-03-19T18:36:41.875-04:00Comments on Yes, That Too: BADD: Not what I was planning on but it's ableism and I'm against itAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-83870211974983961792014-05-02T15:42:15.674-04:002014-05-02T15:42:15.674-04:00Excellent post. And what is SO frustrating is that...Excellent post. And what is SO frustrating is that if you DO get the support you need and it makes a positive difference - if it is funded support they remove it as soon as you are doing better - like you don't need it and your needs just vanished >:(Twinsplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647701493165196509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-77958462202298590862014-05-01T09:43:02.179-04:002014-05-01T09:43:02.179-04:00It's so ridiculous, the lengths that you (or a...It's so ridiculous, the lengths that you (or any disabled person) has to go through to get the services they need. Academic settings are supposed to be so much more accessible than they are, and (although it's been 12 years now) back when I was in college, I didn't know enough about getting the services I needed to demand the ones they thought weren't important enough (like - having a non-stairs based exit plan if there was a fire), and suffered through a lot because I didn't have them. I wish you so much luck in your academic (and later) career, and hope that these examples are things that the disability services people finally get on the ball about. Never That Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-40725229310935599772014-05-01T08:20:09.825-04:002014-05-01T08:20:09.825-04:00I can associate far too well with this as well.
F...I can associate far too well with this as well.<br /><br />For some reason, people seem to regularly assume that just because phone conversations are easy for *them*, that means they're easy for *everyone*. When meanwhile, I'm putting in so much effort just to understand what's being said through the muffled audio that I have difficulty just following the conversation, to say nothing of giving timely responses.<br /><br />And sometimes, people still end up preferring the phone for things that would be much better suited to basically *any* other method of communication. (Conference calls regarding project status at work, I'm looking at you...)codeman38https://www.blogger.com/profile/09005307767833296869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-15201348559805721952014-05-01T07:34:08.037-04:002014-05-01T07:34:08.037-04:00Boy, can I relate. I too was denied accomodations ...Boy, can I relate. I too was denied accomodations that are related to a combination of my disabilities (the university refused to proovide material in an accessible format because "all blind students have their friends do that for them"). I could not request cognitive accommodations at all, cause "we're not a therapy center, we're a university". Note that I'm otherwise perfectly qualified. The thing is, meltdowns reinfroced their "not a therapy center" attitude, so ultimatley I dropped out. Unfortunately, we dont'have that strong protections against disability discrimination in the Netherlands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com