Current example of #inaccessibility at my university that I'm dealing with right now:
There's a conference basketball game on the one weekday that I teach classes.
They have an entire section for where to park as an attendee if you're disabled.
For non-attendees? Nothing.
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There's a conference basketball game on the one weekday that I teach classes.
They have an entire section for where to park as an attendee if you're disabled.
For non-attendees? Nothing.
1/8
https://twitter.com/AutSciPerson/status/1462831022408622081
Parking is restricted and "students must relocate their vehicles."
I'm a disabled student. I park in faculty lots with my placard (I have to because there are no student lots next to my building, actually none).
Faculty can show ID to get into the lot.
So what do I do?!
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I'm a disabled student. I park in faculty lots with my placard (I have to because there are no student lots next to my building, actually none).
Faculty can show ID to get into the lot.
So what do I do?!
2/8
There is nothing at all listed for parking for disabled students. I do believe I've emailed DOTS about this exact thing and I don't remember receiving a direct answer or solution.
Remember, I'm autistic.
Everytime I need to park on a game day, this is what I have to do -
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Remember, I'm autistic.
Everytime I need to park on a game day, this is what I have to do -
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I end up trying to find the lot with the least traffic that's close to my building. I get my disability placard out and my ID out, and then I have to -explain- to them that I'm a graduate student and need to be on campus.
I've had to do this for the last 2-3 weekends.
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I've had to do this for the last 2-3 weekends.
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And again, there's no protocol. One person asked me how long I would be in the building for as if I wasn't allowed to park in the lot when every other day it would be legal for me to park there.
It is anxiety-inducing everytime to not know what is going to happen.
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It is anxiety-inducing everytime to not know what is going to happen.
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I keep waiting for a day when they make me turn around and I have to park in the "lot for students" (the one lot available on game day) which is way past my mobility limit to get to my building.
This is stress and anxiety that I shouldn't have and it's become my norm.
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This is stress and anxiety that I shouldn't have and it's become my norm.
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I do 30 minutes to an hour of research for every "new" game day event that comes up where things are different. I'm literally thinking about this a week ahead of time and will probably continue to be anxious about it because I know the parking staff don't know anything.
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It is exhausting to navigate things that seem built to be as convoluted as possible specifically for disabled students.
And this isn't something new. This is a chronic inaccessibility problem I've been dealing with for at least the last 4 years.
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And this isn't something new. This is a chronic inaccessibility problem I've been dealing with for at least the last 4 years.
8/8
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