Our evaluation, which ultimately shows up as grades on a transcript, assumes great importance at a university such as Emory. When you drop a learning disabled student into the midst of this, the competition between the two goals induces anxiety in the faculty. But McCord said while Disability Services helps learning disabled students, it does not guarantee their success in classes. They know from the beginning that they have to work really hard because of their deficits. Neill said communication between Disability Services and professors is important.
Many faculty react adversely to commands from up high.
A major challenge is for the Office of Disability Services to figure out how to have two-way communication with the faculty. Outside the Classroom Kami Barker had only been at Emory for two weeks when her wheelchair broke. She was unable to go to the bathroom or even get out of bed, and as a new student she didn't know where to turn for help. Instead they called the paramedics, who made me sign all these waivers saying I didn't want medical treatment just so they could carry me to the bathroom. So that was my first impression of Disability Services.