Thanks to excessive alcohol consumption, platform shoes, and Prince, I tore some ligaments in my ankle at a New Years Eve party, getting sidelined for Winter Break.
The Sacramento State Student Health Center has simply amazing service. They didn't keep me waiting, took their time to get it right, and didn't even charge. I am a total chump for going to the "ER" and "Urgent Care" centers for prior injuries. The Sac State pharmacy has all sorts of medicine for super-cheap too!
When school started on the 29th, I traded crutches for a gigantic black Goth-velcro boot-cast thing, and spent 35 agonizing minutes limping from my car to my first class across campus.
Students With Disability Services said they exist specifically to give people like me rides around campus in their snazzy golf-carts, but could only help if I got their official paper-work filled out by a doctor and then registered in their system, a complex and time-consuming procedure that simply is not realistic for assistance related to non-permanent impairments.
There is a way around the red-tape.
While limping to class Tuesday I stumbled upon Nancy Fox, Director of University Transportation and Parking Services. Fox started telling me about how the Disability Services crew would be happy to drive me around campus, but after hearing about my experience with the organization, was kind enough to glance at my cast and sign me up for a two-week disabled parking permit! If you're on crutches, limp over to her office in Foley Hall, with 15-minute parking spots right out front.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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