Disability services at uni. Any experiences?

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I am about to have my first meeting with disability services at university. Although I know that I need support (I've been to uni before my diagnosis and it was AWFUL) I can't quite grasp what I want from them. Or what they could provide. I can't even imagine what it will be like to go to the meeting.


Any feedback at all greatly apprecaited.

Yeah I just registered at my uni. I shoulda done it years ago, I'm in my 3rd year but better now than never. I get the lecture notes and they're gonna gimme a free dictophone. They offered to give me extra time for exams and a change of venue but I declined because I don't need it and it would be unfair for me to use my diagnosis to make things easier for me like that.

your exemptions are based on the type of disability you have. a friend of mine is paralyzed shoulder down, he gets a note taker.

BUT, your best defense is to make sure the university knows about you. esstablishes a record. and YOU keep in contact with the professor.

"Help me help you"

in my case, im SUPER bad at written languages as its very abstact in many ways. some of my avaible resources are things like DragonSpeech and writting labs(tutors), i even have a "social coach"

I have a disability coordinator at my uni and she has been incredibly helpful. She has helped me with my class scheduling, helping me determine my needs, and was going to help me with applying to go to Germany to study in the Spring but money didn't allow for that to work so that's out now until at least Summer. But usually you have extended time on papers, are allowed to use laptops and tape recorders for class lectures, you can use a note taker, you get extended exam time and/or can take it in a testing center outside of class if you need. A lot of help and possibilities.

Amber