The real world don't really help the slightly disabled.

Hello friends and family,

Here I go again. The College will not allow a substitution for the remaining math classes because I am failing them due to a disability. Student services recommended for me to change major. However, I only have two semesters to go to finish it. I am just behind in math that's it. The trade Act is now reviewing my transcripts and I guess they will determine if I stay in the program or not. They do understand that I have a disability. That is not the problem. The problem is that there are new rules in place. Me trying to be an honest Christian I have given them all my paperwork regarding the disability and college transcripts. I told TRA/TAA I have worked all my life with this disability and I have done very well. It is not my fault that the companies I worked for in the high-tech industries have a tendency to leave the country and search of cheaper labor with the same qualities of my profession. Also, I cannot control the aging process.

I refuse to go on welfare or to get a miserable disability check. That would go against my religious beliefs. I have to support my family after serving God. I have been doing that in spite that my father has told me that due to my illness I would amount to nothing. If I can't get this done, the last thing hair on my dignity would be gone. I do not think I can live that way and be sane.

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