“We found that a lot of staff there don’t really know much about accessibility or disability, they’re just put into an admin job in this office,” McCutcheon said.
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A ‘moral monster’ and the lobotomy’s legacy at GW
As students today call on GW to protect the health of disabled students and those who face mental illness, some are looking back in time to analyze how the historic treatment of mentally ill people at GW informs the attitudes of the present and the future.
DSS staff turnover strains resources, creates competition for services, students say
Students are resorting to conversations with professors to bypass DSS and receive accommodations directly from faculty, but without an official DSS “Letter to Professors,” professors are not required to meet requests for accommodations.
