High School and 504

[ReineDeLaSeine14]

I had double books, a key lock instead of a combo one, large print stuff, computer use etc etc

In public school they weren't really enforced except the book one because I was also supposed to be allowed to use calculators and have someone take notes for me.

High school was harder because I went to private and they aren't required to do 504s but for the most part I'd eventually get what I needed.

College is soooo much better though!

[xxBrittany]

I had all the same accommodations that most of you all had as well.
My principal of High School and Dean of College however, were the most supportive and helpful of helping me achieve these accommodations due to my EDS!


I highly recommend that you all get accommodations even if you don't think you'll need them, because you never know when something can come up, and it may take days for them to help you. So getting the service early might be beneficial in its own ways.

[TinyBrooke]

I've had 504s at school ever since I can remember because of my hearing loss. Up until recently, it's only been to make sure I get a good seat in class so I can see and hear well. This year, though, I received:
-a pass that gets me out of class up to 5 minutes early so I can get to my locker and my next class on time
-an elevator key
-and for most teachers, I'm allowed to type most assignments rather than write them all out.

It helps soooo much and I'm thinking about talking to my mom about maybe having a wheelchair in the nurse's office in case I need it on a bad day.
So yeah. I have lots of experience with 504s, and my teachers were willing to make these accommodations even without it.

[ReineDeLaSeine14]

That's awesome...I've had some teachers who were great and others that didn't believe I should have accommodations...it really was individual. At my Catholic high school some teachers gave me them and others didn't...they weren't required to by law b/c it was a religious school.

[xxBrittany]

That's dumb. They should have been required whether it was a religious school or not!

[AliceSpittles!xxx]

I have had the same problem waiting for my diagnosis of EDS with my previous diagnosis of HMS and tendinitis, eventually after my diagnosis I got everything sorted pretty quickly in all fairness to the school. I have one brilliant teacher who went away herself to try and understand what I was going through. She is now looking into some kind of support system for me and how she can help me through this which is amazing- wish all teachers were like her in all honesty!