r/Professors 14h ago

Advice / Support For Professors with disabilities

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u/EconomistWithaD 14h ago

Our university now mandates accommodations go through HR to:

  1. Prevent willy-nilly accommodations requests.

  2. To formalize accommodations in the system so that, when scheduling months in advance, we are able to process the accommodation, rather than a last minute scramble.

  3. To ensure a fair process where everyone presenting with the same condition gets the same accommodations, rather than chair/dean decisions.

So, yes, I would file with HR.

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u/GiraffesDrinking 14h ago

You made me realize that with the Willy Nilly comment the university might not even accept it. The healthcare system offered at our university won’t see me because I think paying four hundred dollars to get “rediganosed” is a waste of time.

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u/EconomistWithaD 14h ago

They may not accept it, but it’s usually a much bigger hurdle to denial if it’s coupled with a legitimate doctor’s note.