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I can't get over this tweet. You know why?
Because neurodivergent students, and many other, do NOT have any of this information.
There's no sign that says "Use "Dear____" or else you won't get accommodations in my class."
It's so hard to navigate disability services 1/4 https://twitter.com/ProfessorCrunk/status/1349017971751079941
Because neurodivergent students, and many other, do NOT have any of this information.
There's no sign that says "Use "Dear____" or else you won't get accommodations in my class."
It's so hard to navigate disability services 1/4 https://twitter.com/ProfessorCrunk/status/1349017971751079941
And you want to add an extra barrier to that. Professors who value formality above all else is why we need extra orientation courses for ND students. I helped give feedback on an orientation that was made by undergrads this year. 2/4
This orientation is specifically for first-year neurodivergent students. It includes an email template for emailing professors regarding accommodations. It has explicit instructions about disability services (& includes the email address, though the website asks them to call) 3/4
We shouldn't have to have an extra orientation to navigate university life. We should just have professors who actually understand and *gasp* even care about their disabled students getting proper support!
No one should have to argue for their accommodations. It is a right. 4/4
No one should have to argue for their accommodations. It is a right. 4/4
The reason I can't ignore something like this is because while most abled people will pass it by, thinking it's just this one professor, my thoughts go to -
How many professors think like this?
How many students don't get accommodations b/c of judgment on unwritten expectations?
How many professors think like this?
How many students don't get accommodations b/c of judgment on unwritten expectations?
And the worst part is that the disabled student won't even know why. They just know the professor isn't granting them accommodations.
A significant number of students never got accommodations last term because of the pandemic, certain professors, and low disability service staff
A significant number of students never got accommodations last term because of the pandemic, certain professors, and low disability service staff
Disabled students don't need more barriers. We need less. There is a lack of support for disabled students when they have issues with professors who don't accommodate them.
There's nowhere to reach out to if disability services doesn't help or is too busy.
There's nowhere to reach out to if disability services doesn't help or is too busy.
We need infrastructure. We need trainings for professors on disability, how accommodations work, and that professors are NOT allowed to ask a student what disability they have.
We need explicit instructions and specific disability advocates that will support us and help us.
We need explicit instructions and specific disability advocates that will support us and help us.
Right now, most of the people being disability advocates for disabled students, at least where I am, are volunteers because the disability services is completely swamped esp. due to COVID and the number of requests. They don't have enough people on staff to help with professors.
So when I see professors tweet about how they judge their disabled students based on their own implicit social expectations or arbitrary formality, it makes me angry.
We have enough problems to worry about as disabled students.
We really, really don't need more of them.
We have enough problems to worry about as disabled students.
We really, really don't need more of them.
