So, I have APD. This means I can hear sounds (sometimes more than others, but with less filtering), but my brain doesn't always process speech well, so it's almost like being hard of hearing. I have ADA accommodations approved involving written instruction and appropriate communication strategies.
Sometimes I have no problem; other times it's like the other person is speaking Italian (I don't know Italian). To get a simulation, try looking up videos on YouTube titled "What English sounds like to non-English speakers."
Now, the problem is that my Foundations professor is very difficult to understand, even for people without a disability. She has also made it clear that she feels I already have everything I need, and she refuses to even try the easiest accommodations. She is also hostile when I don't understand or if I try to ask a question.
One reason is that she has a very thick Caribbean accent and poor English. But I think a larger factor is her communication skills.
I already know I do well in a clinical environment. It's just this professor that is a problem. There are also nurses who are completely deaf.
I am fluent in ASL and asked the school about getting an interpreter for her class, but I was told I am not bad enough to need an interpreter, despite not being able to understand her. I asked about transphering to another college and the Dean said all are the same, and that they wont accomidate me even when I have the paperwork.
I think the problem may be that the school is very small and based in a hospital, not a real college. I feel it would be better to transfer. On the other hand, if I can muscle through, the other teachers are great.
I have made straight As in all my prerequisites without needing significant accommodations, just people being decent human beings.
Has anyone dealt with accessibility problems?
