afterthought

and dealt with it.

I am grateful I had this option, but it makes me concerned for students who don’t have that support system.

What happens to the people who don’t have friends with cars?

Sure, their friends could pick up on-campus meals for them. But that won’t get them to doctor’s appointments or to class.

The weight of an injury shouldn’t rest solely on students’ shoulders — the university has many resources, and they should be put to use.

I have taken so much for granted in my daily life. Now, even the smallest things drain me. Following a week of slow healing, I was finally able to crutch my way to the bathroom to take a shower.

The bathroom is only two doors down from me, but it was the most tiring experience of my life. My only goal for the day was to make it to the handicapped shower stall.

After hobbling my way to the shower stall, I went to pull out the handicapped chair and it was broken.

The one thing I was depending on was broken. One of the few handicap-accessibleaccommodations the university provides couldn’t even be maintained properly.

The seat was bent at about a 25-degree angle, but I had already made it so far that I just swallowed what little pride I had left

I sat on my slanted shower chair, furious. After days of setbacks, the one thing I thought I could count on let me down.

I was devastated, upset and ready to give up.

Thankfully, this is only temporary for me. In a few more weeks, I’ll have healed.

But some students don’t have the privilege to heal. Some students have permanent disabilities and have to deal with the carelessness of the university on a daily basis.

The university needs to be held accountable for providing more accommodations for people with disabilities.

Leaving my room and going to campus on crutches seems so unrealistic to me.

This campus is not designed for those with disabilities, temporary or permanent.

How am I going to get to my classes? Crutch a mile to campus?

Or wait in line for the Stampede, with 50 other students and get trampled over?

Life isn’t easy with an injury, and I wish I didn’t have to stress over things the university should have handled.

When will the change start?

Email: victoria.hill@ubspectrum.com