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How to respond when professors ignore your legal accommodations

My professor said I can't use my laptop to take notes because it's 'distracting to other students' even though it's in my accommodation letter for my learning disability.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

An authority figure is denying you legally mandated support while framing your needs as burdensome to others.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disability rights?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.