Dan I agree with you, an I"m sure that I'm not the only one in the class who has some sort of sensitivity or disability. The problem is most people are afraid to speak up, and once you do speak up you're opt to get shot down and denied- like what happened to me. That then keeps others from speaking up too :/

I've only got 2 more days of class until I'm out until January, so I'm just going to tough it out the best I can. Whether that means fumbling my way through the presentation with my speech, or acing it, I can't tell. Anxiety makes my issues 10x worse, but I made my slide show nice and calm, just black background with white text and simple fade ins for effects. I've got index cards to use, both as a reading tool and for me to fidget with to try and reduce some of my nervousness. I also plan on including a 3 min video before I start...so that'll take the attention off of me and onto the slideshow, hopefully.

I'm going to be looking into getting help for a variety of things this winter, my speech problems and sensory issues included. If I can reduce the intensity that they effect me, then I can get through difficult or unaccommodating classes a bit easier. I already plan on getting sound canceling earbuds.

Sad thing is my high school, as much of a hell it was, was more accommodating than college. x.x high school would let me take a walk outside if i needed to get out, and I was allowed to sit, or turn the lights off, etc.

*hugs all*

Edit: While I'm not allowed to sit down during the presentation, I am allowed to bring my boyfriend in the room to help keep me focused a bit better and stuff :3 So, hopefully that'll help. X3