Students, there are a number of things that you can do to help your professors best accommodate you.\u00a0 Here are a couple of examples:<\/p>\n
1. Emailing your accommodation letter to your professors before you go to meet with them.<\/p>\n
This is something that AEO already instructs students to do, but I think it\u2019s important to highlight the benefits of this.\u00a0 If your professors are able to see your accommodation letter before you go to meet with them, they have the opportunity to think about what they can do to best accommodate you.\u00a0 There may be something specific about a particular assignment or the way professors conduct their class that might pose a problem for you due to your disability.\u00a0 A professor who has your accommodation letter ahead of time may think to share this with you during your meeting, opening up the opportunity for you to talk about this and problem-solve.<\/p>\n
2. Communicating with professors<\/p>\n
There are a number of little things professors can do to make our lives as students with disabilities a little bit easier.\u00a0 For example, if a there is an in class presentation, a professor might allow a student with an anxiety disorder to go first and get it over with.\u00a0 He or she might also allow students with this kind of disability to pick up homework earlier so that they do not have to worry as long about getting it back.\u00a0 And what about group projects? What if you wanted to use your staggered deadline accommodation? How would you go about doing that without revealing your accommodation to your classmates? It would be helpful if professors thought about a way to prevent this problem before assigning these kinds of projects.\u00a0 But, our professors are not mind readers.\u00a0 What we as students must do is not be afraid to let our professors know that these little things can really ease the stress of students with disabilities.\u00a0 Although not all professors may be open to these kinds of suggestions, it is important to try and to communicate with those who are willing to listen.<\/p>\n
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Students, there are a number of things that you can do to help your professors best accommodate you.\u00a0 Here are a couple of examples: 1. Emailing your accommodation letter to your professors before you go to meet with them. This … Continue reading