blue_eyes
Well-Known Member
If you have been in chat lately you might know of this already.
This past semester I started attending a local college to finish up my Bachelors degree. On the first day of class I get there and realize that 3 of my classes (MWF classes) have nothing but desks. Desks that even thin people looked cramped in so I knew it was not going to work for me.
I went home and called my mom and cried. I told a friend about it and he found the school's disability office and told me to call them. I did. I was told they would get me a table/chair put into the rooms asap. I showed up on Wednesday and there was no table/chair there. I continued to call every day for the next three weeks leaving messages with assistants and voicemail messages for this person. Nothing happened.
One night I went into chat and was talking about it and Ginny was sweet enough to start some trouble on their facebook page. It got some attention and the guy did try to help but in the end he told me that he was told they didn't have to help me.
This is the message I got on FB.
Angela, I have spoken with Ms. Robertson, and I just wanted to pass along to you what she said to me. I am just the messenger, so don't shoot me!
Basically, she said that the issue you are dealing with is not one in which an accommodation is required to be given. She said that even though that is the case, that her office has been trying to get the Building Services department to place a desk into the rooms that you could use. Obviously, that hasn't happened.
She told me she was going to speak to Stephanie again, and she is going to call Building Services again.
All I can tell you is that I am very sorry this has happened to you. I don't have any solutions for you, and you are basically at the mercy of Building Services and Ms. Robertson's office.
I honestly hope that you give UTM another chance to serve you. UTM is full of helpful, kind people who really do want you to succeed. Good luck Angela.
So basically because I am fat they don't have to do anything to accommodate me in class.
As of today it is 7 weeks of class I have missed. I don't know what else to do.
Does anyone know what I need to do? I have talked to everyone I can think of (except the school president).
This past semester I started attending a local college to finish up my Bachelors degree. On the first day of class I get there and realize that 3 of my classes (MWF classes) have nothing but desks. Desks that even thin people looked cramped in so I knew it was not going to work for me.
I went home and called my mom and cried. I told a friend about it and he found the school's disability office and told me to call them. I did. I was told they would get me a table/chair put into the rooms asap. I showed up on Wednesday and there was no table/chair there. I continued to call every day for the next three weeks leaving messages with assistants and voicemail messages for this person. Nothing happened.
One night I went into chat and was talking about it and Ginny was sweet enough to start some trouble on their facebook page. It got some attention and the guy did try to help but in the end he told me that he was told they didn't have to help me.
This is the message I got on FB.
Angela, I have spoken with Ms. Robertson, and I just wanted to pass along to you what she said to me. I am just the messenger, so don't shoot me!
Basically, she said that the issue you are dealing with is not one in which an accommodation is required to be given. She said that even though that is the case, that her office has been trying to get the Building Services department to place a desk into the rooms that you could use. Obviously, that hasn't happened.
She told me she was going to speak to Stephanie again, and she is going to call Building Services again.
All I can tell you is that I am very sorry this has happened to you. I don't have any solutions for you, and you are basically at the mercy of Building Services and Ms. Robertson's office.
I honestly hope that you give UTM another chance to serve you. UTM is full of helpful, kind people who really do want you to succeed. Good luck Angela.
So basically because I am fat they don't have to do anything to accommodate me in class.
As of today it is 7 weeks of class I have missed. I don't know what else to do.
Does anyone know what I need to do? I have talked to everyone I can think of (except the school president).
