I would like to know if anyone can suggest an approach to a situation:
I am a graduate student and am newly diagnoised with MS. I am registered with disability office on campus. In the begining of this semester I requested a letter to be sent to a teacher of a class I knew I would have problems with ( cognitive issues). I asked my professor if he had recieved the letter and he said yes. I spoke to him in his office and he indicated he is not obligated to anything in the letter and just put it in his desk. The only request I asked was for additional office hours during the week ( we are only allowed 15 minute time slots with him or the TA and 15 minutes is not going to work for me in this sort of class). After I did poorly on the first test I asked again about the office hours and he said have the disability representative contact him. I later found out she did and still no help from him. He said he is not obligated to grant additional office hours. Needless to say I did poorly in the class and still nothing.
I wanted to know if graduate programs can deny accomindations to a student? I am so lost and dissappointed about how my department is handling this. I have finally found out why I was having problems academically and now that I know about the issue I can better address them and do better.
Does anyone, student or anyone have any suggestions for me. Thanks
I am a graduate student and am newly diagnoised with MS. I am registered with disability office on campus. In the begining of this semester I requested a letter to be sent to a teacher of a class I knew I would have problems with ( cognitive issues). I asked my professor if he had recieved the letter and he said yes. I spoke to him in his office and he indicated he is not obligated to anything in the letter and just put it in his desk. The only request I asked was for additional office hours during the week ( we are only allowed 15 minute time slots with him or the TA and 15 minutes is not going to work for me in this sort of class). After I did poorly on the first test I asked again about the office hours and he said have the disability representative contact him. I later found out she did and still no help from him. He said he is not obligated to grant additional office hours. Needless to say I did poorly in the class and still nothing.
I wanted to know if graduate programs can deny accomindations to a student? I am so lost and dissappointed about how my department is handling this. I have finally found out why I was having problems academically and now that I know about the issue I can better address them and do better.
Does anyone, student or anyone have any suggestions for me. Thanks
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