Recently, I received an email from my school’s disability office basically saying that I “haven’t been downloading the notes regularly” for one of my class (which I just received accommodations for last month). I understand they specifically hire note takers for that class...
But also, considering I am not the only one in that class that uses the notes I don’t understand why they would send me a paragraph long email saying how they “expect students receiving these services to use them regularly”
Again, I understand why they do expect students to use them regularly but also send a whole essay about expectations is unnecessary and IMO inconsiderate. I think it’s fair to say that some accommodations you don’t find very useful as the semester..
goes on but it is still nice to have that safety net just in case. But this email made me fairly irritated. Perhaps a better response to someone “not regularly” using the notes would be to check in on them...
“Hey, we’ve noticed you haven’t used the notes posted are they not working out for you? Is there any other way to help you out in your classes?” Even then this feels invasive but it takes the approach of focusing on the individual’s success and not as a means to “waste resources”
I don’t want to be a brat about this, but shit’s tough. And I don’t have the patience to constantly explain why I am or am not doing something, especially to someone who doesn’t understand disability from a personal point of view.
Has anybody else had this experience?? @DisabledStem #disabledinSTEM (also if you haven’t already go follow @DisInHigherEd)
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