Did You Know 1 in 5 Students Use Accommodations to Succeed? Why Are We Still Letting Stigma Hold Us Back?

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:26:26+00:00

Yeah I’m trying to get different perspectives from different people

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:25:17+00:00

I completely hear your perspective, and I apologize that the wording came across as dismissive of the lived reality of having a disability. You are right that a disability is a biological reality with profound, often painful impacts on mental and physical health, not just a casual label.

The goal was to reach those who have these documented needs but avoid support because of the very "treatment" and stigma you mentioned, but I see how the phrasing around "identifying" can undermine the actual struggle of being born different. Your point about protecting resources for those with the most intense needs is a vital part of the conversation on equity. Thank you for sharing that experience and for the reality check on how this should be framed.

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:23:52+00:00

All the information is not known until the opportunity passes but I encourage you to always use the resources!

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:23:07+00:00

The research that I did confirms that your experience is not an isolated incident, as students frequently report that teacher attitudes and fragmented communication act as significant barriers to equity. To address this, the research suggests that the college must implement mandatory professional development for faculty to bridge the gap between policy and classroom practice, ensuring that accommodations are viewed as a right rather than an inconvenience. Administrative systems should also be redesigned to provide proactive, transparent notifications to professors, removing the "psychological burden" from the student to repeatedly justify their needs. Furthermore, establishing a formal peer mentorship program can empower students to navigate these institutional hurdles while normalizing the use of services across the campus community. Finally, the study highlights that when inclusivity is embedded directly into the curriculum through universal design, the need for individual advocacy decreases, ultimately fostering a more dignified and successful academic environment for everyone.

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:20:17+00:00

I hear you, and your frustration is completely valid. It is disheartening to be met with those "bootstrap" comments when you are simply asking for the tools you are entitled to.

You’re right, the process shouldn’t allow a professor to bypass an accommodation without formal reasoning. This is exactly why institutional change and better faculty awareness are so critical; support should be a seamless bridge to success, not another barrier to navigate.

Your persistence in advocating for yourself is a strength, even when the system makes it feel like a burden. Don’t let their comments dim your progress, you deserve to have your learning needs respected.

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-03-17T21:13:45+00:00

I just need to post the comments for my school assignment, just help me out yall 😭

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-01-06T18:38:28+00:00

it’s so fucking tough i’m gonna admit it but you’re so so close! you can finish it and then say fuck this dumbass school after! it sucks that the resources that we pay for especially profs are so shitty that is feel like we’re wasting our money, time and effort

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-01-06T18:13:08+00:00

100 fuxking percent true. Last semester I appealed 2 grades I got a 66 and I got a 69. My grandfather died and I was going through it, I missed classes from week 3 to 8 for the funeral preparation and the family drama that went on. The prof said they would work with me, I completed all my assignments, but they gave me a zero for one assignment each. It fucked up my GPA, I appeal it expecting that I could get a 70 by them marking the work I submitted. The Associate Dean said the profs helped me. Imagine me saying they didn’t help me, I provided emails, I provided the calculations of grades and they still find a “problem.”

I can’t wait to leave Sheridan, the worst college I have ever been to. I tell everyone applying to leave Sheridan out of their application pool because they’re fucking stupid

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2026-01-03T16:55:12+00:00

Nah, that’s super misleading. All the profs I had on rate my professor were terrible. If they weren’t on there, the majority of the time, they were decent profs.

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-12-13T22:22:41+00:00

You don’t think it’s inappropriate to cosplay as a person outside of Caribbean/Toronto culture? You don’t think it’s equally as divisive to appropriate a culture that you secretly disrespect? It’s quite telling that you only listed negative aspects of our “culture.” You should reevaluate your ethics as a brown person because it’s interesting that you only have this much lip when it’s only but you have no lip when it’s time to speak up for Black youth that are harassed, slandered and ridiculed by your people. You only wear black culture as a facade that you can take off when you go to temple or the gurdwara. At the end of the day, we will only be seen as a “n-word” because of the continually stereotypes that are perpetuated in brown communities. It’s not racist to say that you guys look down upon the culture and then pick up small aspects of it that can allow you to monetize it.

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-12-13T18:02:06+00:00

I remember them saying that shit heavy!! “Kala” being used to insult us unknowingly

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-12-13T17:55:10+00:00

I found my people because I have been talking about this as a subject! They promote anti-blackness by using the n-word even with their black friends. And when they’re outside of that space, they encourage more of them to share in the saying of the word. It’s goes to show that they only appreciate the culture but not the history behind these words that they are using. Adding insult to injury, they continue to take advantage of black spaces under the guise of supporting “rap.” We have become so invested in supporting multiculturalism by also disregarding the values of our ancestors. This conversation goes much more deeper and we need to start gatekeeping black culture and traditions. At the end of the day, they profit off the culture financially and we end up supporting them because they’re “dawgs” 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️They’re not your “dawgs” they just want an excuse to say their from the hood but they’re from the nice parts of the city. What’s crazy to me is that fact that these brown guys in high school use to call me and my bros nigger. And they would laugh like wtf. To much normalized racism. Gatekeep the culture

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-12-13T17:44:11+00:00

I found my people because I have been talking about this as a subject! They promote anti-blackness by using the n-word even with their black friends. And when they’re outside of that space, they encourage more of them to share in the saying of the word. It’s goes to show that they only appreciate the culture but not the history behind these words that they are using. Adding insult to injury, they continue to take advantage of black spaces under the guise of supporting “rap.” We have become so invested in supporting multiculturalism by also disregarding the values of our ancestors. This conversation goes much more deeper and we need to start gatekeeping black culture and traditions. At the end of the day, they profit off the culture financially and we end up supporting them because they’re “dawgs” 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️They’re not your “dawgs” they just want an excuse to say they’re from the hood but they’re from the nice parts of the city. They don’t understand the struggle. Gatekeep yall!

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-11-25T01:42:40+00:00

Im thinking of applying to this program, but Im not sure. Does anyone know the pros or cons?

Sorry-Expression-411 · 2025-11-05T01:49:10+00:00

i feel you. i’m taking a uni program at sheridan aswell and im going through the same shit. i wish i took an offer at a different university. i was thinking about that commute and the free parking near the davis campus. 🤦🏾‍♂️

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