#accessibility problems

I’ve officially graduated from college and I’m so fucking proud of myself. But that’s not what this post is about. My last 3 classes I took for my degree were completely online and remote classes and I got two As and one A+. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that they were held remotely so I did not have to worry about making it to class in person or worrying if I’ll be able to focus because of the distractions and discomfort in an in person class. Even when I would not have been able to make it to an in person class due to pain or whatever other symptoms I was still able to make it to online classes and participate because they were so much more accessible to me. Fuck I wish I could have done this for more of my degree I think I would have wound up with a better GPA. Sure it wouldn’t work for lab classes but math or physics or literally any other non lab classes it would have been just fine! Anyway I’m proud of myself for how I did and that I’m finally done but I also wish education was more accessible.

I’m a college senior this year and I’m in my second to last quarter (in theory) but because of my disabilities I haven’t been able to go to my classes enough or really participate enough. My professors have been amazing and super accommodating and supportive but the office for students with disabilities has been a goddamn nightmare. Every time I tell them a struggle or something i need to help me thrive or at least idk pass in school they just say no or that I need more documentation with details and stuff and I can’t make it to classes or the doctor really so how am I supposed to do that. This isn’t even a problem for everyone who goes through them, it’s definitely an issue for many people but I know some who just get the accommodations they need when they ask so it’s really frustrating. I wish me and my professors communicating with them about my struggles about what I need was enough. I hate how inaccessible university and college settings are. It fucking sucks