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by the way it’s okay to wear sunglasses indoors, it’s okay to wear earplugs or noise cancelling headphones all the time, and in general it’s actually more than okay to make use of whatever tools and aids that help you get by
Guide to Accessibility, Adiustments & Accommodations
General:
Reduce sensory overwhelm in spaces/provide safe and quiet space
Providing clear communication / no ambiguity or vagueness
More time to process questions or information
Choice to:
wear noise-cancelling headphones or earbuds
communicate via other methods (AAC: picture/word cards, sign language) . to use stim objects whenever necessary
to be excused /take a break if needed
Social:
Meeting in safe/comfortable settings
Advanced warnings of cancellations
Understanding if needing to cancel or leave early
No pressure to talk/make eye contact/make physical contact
Clear information on what is going to happen/when/with whom
School:
Private room for exams
Extended deadlines
Extra time in exams
Note-taking assistance
I-2-I Support/private tutoring
Nominated safe person/space
Support with technology/AAC
Breaks when needed
Support moving around school
Not to be picked on in class/signalling system to talk
Accompaniment on trips
Accessible fonts and backgrounds for worksheets/presentations
Exemption from assemblies
Safe space to eat with more time
Work:
Quiet(er)/less overwhelming workspace
Extra breaks
Time to think in interviews
Interview questions ahead of time
Bringing in notes for an interview
Clear schedule/routine, with advanced warning of changes
Mentorship/support
Flexible work times
Ability to work from home if able
Exemptions from group activities or meetings
Comfortable work equipment e.g. chairs/keyboards
Autisticality
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if i’m not autistic but struggle significantly with mental illnesses that make it difficult to function and suspect a learning disability, do you think i would also be able to access some of these accommodations?
this would sadly be dependent on whether you have some kind of diagnosis as they do require documentation of a disability and also possibly what your schools disability office decides they can offer based on that.
i was told quite a few of my accommodations, such as extended assignments/attendance flexibility, are typically available for people with conditions that are episodic in nature (i also have ptsd along with other comorbid conditions + some chronic physical health issues). i’m not sure what accommodations would look like otherwise or what can be offered for disabilities aside from what i personally have. i obviously can’t give a straight answer but i’d say its worth a try to ask about!
in my experience you’ll usually have to meet with someone from the disability office to discuss your diagnosis, how it effects your day-to-day/where you struggle with school, and then decide which accommodations are applicable to your situation. it could be helpful to take some notes beforehand on anything you might want to bring up.
hope this helped! i wish i could give you an easier/more complete answer but they like making these things difficult :/ wishing you luck!!
I have light sensitivity because of my concussions and am still going through occupational therapy. One of the things that I have changed to prevent the headaches is inverting my computers colors. Youd think that just going dark mode on a couple things would solve the issue. But nope. There are these small text boxes and parts of webdesign that are just locked into being white. I ended up having to turn EVERYTHING into white mode. This allows me to just turn the color invert on to make it all a really clean black!
One of the strange consequences of this is that the images I view are inverted. Ive been doing this for most of the fall semester so I have gotten pretty used to seeing the internet in inverted colors. I think there are some really pretty things that you dont expect. I attached some pictures so you could see things through my eyes.
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Yo tengo una senitiva a luz porque mi concusións y estoy aun yendo a terpia ocupacional. Una de las cosas he cambiada para evitar mis delor de cabeza es para invertir mi colores de mi computadora. Se podria creer que la moda negro es sufieciente para los sitias web. Pero no. Sitias web tienen cuadros de texto que simepre son blanco. Tengo que poner TODO a modo blanco. Esto me permite simplemente activar la inversion de color para que quede todo un negro realmente limpio.
Una de las extrenas consecuencias de esto es que las imagenes que veo estan invertidas. He estado haciendo esto durante la mayor parte del semestre de otoño, así que me he acostumbrado bastante a ver Internet en colores invertidos. Creo que hay algunas cosas realmente bonitas que no te esperas. Adjunto algunas fotos para que puedas ver las cosas a través de mis ojos.
Library - Contemporary Living Room Mid-sized trendy enclosed ceramic tile and gray floor living room library photo with white walls