The saga continues

Well....

I tried again today to communicate with the Disability Coordinator by email. She replied by only with platitudes like "oh my, you must be so stressed! Would a trip to the University's counselling services help?" and "I hope you find a solution and it all works out."

WTF????

At this point I completely lost control and wrote back saying if she wasn't willing or able to help me in terms of providing advocacy and helping with accomodations (which is exactly what the University pays her to do--although I wisely left part this out), could she please refer me to somebody who could.

She then wrote back saying she was willing to help all semester but waiting for direction from me.

Again WTF????

She has done nothing but blow me off email after email, all semester long. When she did reply it was never anything helpful or supportive--the reason I ended up appealing to the professor in person.

Anyways after I requested the name of somebody who might help, she suggested if I wanted a late withdrawal I would need to appeal to the Registrar of the University but that he would likely require "substantial medical documentation" before doing so. She then again wished me "good luck."

I looked on the agreement of service that I had signed when I registered with Disability Services and "arranging late course withdraws if necessary" was listed as a service provided. So I wrote her back--being remarkably diplomatic considering I wanted to rip her head off--and suggested I would just refer the Registrar to her regarding medical documentation, since she had personally recieved the 15 page (literally) document that my doctor was required to fill out verifying my disability and how it impacted my enrollment in classes.

Wow, this thinly veiled threat seemed to work magic as within 3 minutes of sending that email I got a reply where she stated at least three times she was here "to support" me. She also wrote how "happy" she was that I wanted her to liasion with the professor and that she would set up a meeting between the three of us for next week if that was what I wanted.

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry about this reply.

I really could write a book, couldn't I? Sigh.

I haven't yet replied to her email. I need a day or so to think about it. Trying to get the late withdrawal would likely be the less headache-prone of my choices. But I don't know how compassionate the Registrar is. I do personally know him, although not very well, as I used to work at the university. He is a generally very nice and laid back guy. He actually was part of a 4 person interview panel for a job interview I had once. I didn't get the job but he praised my interview afterward. But he also worked in a very different capacity at the University back then (coordinator of International Education). Any time I our paths crossed professionally it was a positive interaction. However he is now a big wig with lots of power. And I have never had to deal with him about something so personal. So I don't know how it might all play out.

How the hell do I get myself into these situations? Really.