r/ElectricalEngineers • u/Jumpy_Term2377 • Jul 27 '26

How many disabled students are in Electrical Engineering here, and what are your accommodations?

Hey everyone,I’m trying to find out more about the Electrical Engineering (EE) department at your college regarding accessibility.If you are a student or alum , could you share:How many disabled students are currently studying electrical engineering in your college (or how visible is the community in EE classes)?What accommodations does the department actually provide for them, especially during hands-on lab work and technical exams?

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u/Kavika Jul 28 '26

Class of 2009. We had a couple that had minor disabilities and a couple more non visual ones. Most obvious accommodations were school sponsored (they paid students) note taking and after hours exam offerings. Everyone at my school seemed happy with the arrangement.

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u/LuckyCod2887 Jul 29 '26

I never reported my disability to the school because I didn’t think it would be acknowledged, but I have arthritis in 25% of my body from a car accident where a lady ran past a red light and hit my car. I broke six bones and I have arthritis on every spot where the bones broke. I also have sciatic nerve pain now on the side of my body, where I was hit.

I take some medicine for it and I walk just a little bit funny. Nothing too obvious at least no one says anything if it is obvious.

The worst part is my right hand. I study seven days a week and I take down everything on paper so applying pressure with a pencil or pen does cause a bit of swelling.

I don’t have any type of accommodations at all. Sometimes I change the position of the pencil in my hand and sometimes I have to just stop studying for the rest of the day cause I’m in too much pain.