tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1466933977984476795..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Does DSS = Disabled Snowflake Services?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49132618678712688732012-12-15T00:45:45.606-05:002012-12-15T00:45:45.606-05:00We must understand that students are students and ...We must understand that students are students and 'disabled students' in question here are just like other students. We have to understand that they have some impairments and we have to make sure that by our attitude we don't make them 'disabled'. People have impairments; Society makes them disabled.<br /><br />Dr Satendra Singh<br />Coordinator, Enabling Unit<br />Equal Dr Satendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566423597567193712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4826692392479519622012-12-14T22:29:27.678-05:002012-12-14T22:29:27.678-05:00And no, the goal shouldn't really be to help s...And no, the goal shouldn't really be to help students "function as normally as possible." It should be to determine what the goals of the course requirements are, and help all students meet those goals. Some students are going to have to do that in a different way.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159437940110900573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13471419716354709932012-12-14T22:25:45.713-05:002012-12-14T22:25:45.713-05:00Yeah, these comments are pretty atrocious.Yeah, these comments are pretty atrocious.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159437940110900573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80408972115002366222012-12-14T22:25:10.912-05:002012-12-14T22:25:10.912-05:00Have you ever heard of the ADA? Employers have to ...Have you ever heard of the ADA? Employers have to make reasonable accommodations just like universities do. You know, by LAW. Oh, and hiring discrimination is illegal. If you don't know that I hope you're not in charge of hiring anyone.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159437940110900573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2207810037012795412012-12-12T18:29:05.152-05:002012-12-12T18:29:05.152-05:00I was commenting on the comments, not the original...I was commenting on the comments, not the original post.Hellish Harpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187940052450516822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75222441502665382322012-12-12T12:21:27.954-05:002012-12-12T12:21:27.954-05:00We are, fortunately, expressly forbidden to offer ...We are, fortunately, expressly forbidden to offer accommodations beyond those ordered on a form we receive from the office which deals with such matters.<br /><br />A few years back, some of the orders were pretty ridiculous, but it would appear that the person making those decisions currently has clues.<br />Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35045506169286686512012-12-12T12:13:35.039-05:002012-12-12T12:13:35.039-05:00Isn't it SOP to have all requests for accommod...Isn't it SOP to have all requests for accommodations go through the office? Every SWD I've had knows that. I don't know what they were expecting.The Magical Realisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069059368113533234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41596538806047896632012-12-12T08:36:32.252-05:002012-12-12T08:36:32.252-05:00Likewise the comments. All of us have had disabled...Likewise the comments. All of us have had disabled students who are doing their best, accommodations or no; all of us have had disabled students who are trying to use their diagnosis for scam points. The difference is pretty easily discerned.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53606222250720192282012-12-12T03:20:09.345-05:002012-12-12T03:20:09.345-05:00Defunct, you did the right thing.
We don't h...Defunct, you did the right thing. <br /><br />We don't have any kind of student services at Across the Seas U, but we do have increasing numbers who claim some kind of learning disability. Some are clearly legit, others probably aren't, but the only tools that have ever been put at my disposal are untranslated 20-page doctor's reports written in Capybara (which I don't squeak). WeEdna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69814547149536814242012-12-12T00:43:20.074-05:002012-12-12T00:43:20.074-05:00I agree with Contemplative Cynic. This is a rant ...I agree with Contemplative Cynic. This is a rant dedicated to manipulators who use their disabilities to take advantage. It certainly doesn't do them any good to do this.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29843017601125064182012-12-11T23:59:04.035-05:002012-12-11T23:59:04.035-05:00Whenever I had a student come to me and claim they...Whenever I had a student come to me and claim they needed special exam privileges because they had a disability, I sent them to the student services office to make a formal application to write it there. It wasn't up to me to determine whether their request was legitimate because I wasn't qualified to do so nor did I have the authority to grant them those privileges. Making that requestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77723758176340815452012-12-11T23:34:57.687-05:002012-12-11T23:34:57.687-05:00I don't think this is a rant against all disab...I don't think this is a rant against all disabled students; it's clearly about two in Defunct's class.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64471067701041201612012-12-11T23:34:22.817-05:002012-12-11T23:34:22.817-05:00So frustrating! But no matter what you'd done,...So frustrating! But no matter what you'd done, they'd have said that b/c they weren't pulling their weight.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76835165623893529152012-12-11T21:06:12.505-05:002012-12-11T21:06:12.505-05:00Don't go off on disabled students because Adju...Don't go off on disabled students because Adjunct happened to run into a few assholes. Assholes are assholes are assholes. And some happen to be disabled also. This was not a reasonable accommodation, which is why they could not get documentation from anyone. Screw them. But don't go on a hate rant against disabled students because of it.Hellish Harpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187940052450516822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72136688947939789092012-12-11T19:20:51.348-05:002012-12-11T19:20:51.348-05:00You never would have been considered "sympath...You never would have been considered "sympathetic" unless you'd given them everything they wanted--full access to the quesitons you were going to ask on the test (an absolutely batshit, ridiculous request). "Reasonable accommodations" = extra time on the test, not a cheat sheet.<br /><br />A couple years ago, I had a student who wanted to be exempted from the class Gone Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545285786616979495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31147973398646813722012-12-11T17:16:48.515-05:002012-12-11T17:16:48.515-05:00The problem with accomodating certain "disabi...The problem with accomodating certain "disabilities" in the classroom is that it lulls some students into expecting to be cossetted when they emerge from the university environment.<br /><br />You can't tell your employer "I have a learning disability so I need four weeks to complete this project instead of one." I mean you can, but you will be fired. You can't tell StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17353252375464091942012-12-11T17:09:06.132-05:002012-12-11T17:09:06.132-05:00This PISSES ME OFF.
Disabilities and different le...This PISSES ME OFF.<br /><br />Disabilities and different learning styles are not an excuse. They are a challenge to be owned and overcome. And when these fuckheads pull this crap, they make ME and other responsible disabled people look bad.<br /><br />You should have failed them for the very question. Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25123050135978135352012-12-11T16:21:51.324-05:002012-12-11T16:21:51.324-05:00OP, you did the right thing. I would have nicely ...OP, you did the right thing. I would have nicely said no on the spot, but sometimes it is hard to know what is 'above and beyond'. <br /><br />We are supposed to be empowering students to live as productive adults, and I think treating minor learning difficulties as though they require special accommodation actually makes these students start to perceive themselves as incapable in many The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7490704534470944992012-12-11T13:42:43.742-05:002012-12-11T13:42:43.742-05:00You handled it properly.
At the place where I use...You handled it properly.<br /><br />At the place where I used to teach, students who had disabilities were required to make arrangements through the student services office for writing their exams. When that request was filed, the instructor would be formally notified and he or she would specify details such as what was allowed in the exam room, and so on.<br /><br />However, that same office Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com