Ashton, 15

My name is Ashton and I’m 15 years old. Am going into junior year of highschool In September. I’m mentally, neurologically, and physically disabled. Things my school have done to accommodate me is have a room for me to calm down if I need a moment to calm down and gather myself. The school also provides me with a wheelchair during school hours for my incapability to walk for a long time. My school is not accessible tho. The “ disabled” bathrooms have a small step I have to wheel over to get inside and the all the ramps are far to steep and have steps on them sometimes causing me to tip out and fall or get injured. They also have me walk to the office everyday for it which is extremely tiring and difficult. And with my mental and neurological conditions and symptoms such as learning difficulties and tics I have seemed accommodation for but have received no help. I’ve been asking for a extra help hour that is avalible for students with learning disabilities.

For 5 years now but they will not let me in, also wheelchair door opening buttons do not work if they are even there at all. My positive is negative because the schools did little to nothing to listen to me and were terrible with my mental illness treatment but were slightly accommodating to my physical disabilities. I am also transgender and asexual . If I could change things I’d make it a more wheelchair accessible design and educate teachers and staff on how to respond during tic attacks and seizures. I’ve had teachers tell me I have to get out of my chair to do activities becuase i can’t “ just sit down all day” when it was a task like wiping down a table. Things anyone can do perfectly easily when sitting down. I wish teachers and various staff were educated on how to support mentally Ill and neurologically diffrent students. I wish people understood how much energy it takes for me to do something “ small “ for them takes a lot more for me. It’s very hard.