University of Colorado Discrimination Lawsuit

My name is Jeff and I have a disability. I began my PhD on the Anschutz Medical Campus in August, 2021. I began my chemotherapy infusions as soon as I arrived to keep up with my regimen. I used my student health insurance and not long after, I received my first bill of $1085. I found out that the insurance is so bad that it has a $500 deductible and $6000 maximum for its students. For disabled students, it's a death sentence. My stipend is too low to pay that much. I had already received my second infusion so I knew I had another of the same bill on the way. To put it simply, I had to go through mountains of paperwork, endless calls and applications to try to figure out a way to pay for my chemo. I advised my mentor, the department and the school through every avenue I could find since I had no way to get the drug that was keeping me alive. As a PhD student who was taking double the full-time coursework, trying to navigate Colorado Medicaid, public assistance, the hospital's financial aid and the university's emergency aid, I was completely overwhelmed. My mentor then expressed concern that the work in lab wasn't getting done. I told her that I was just figuring out a viable way to pay for my chemo and that I just needed a little time to catch up on my work. She then proceeded to give me a mountain of work to complete in two days time. It was a Wednesday and the busiest portion of my week due to classes. I completed what I could by staying up all night. When I submitted what I could, I was called into her office. I was then told "Jeff, you're not a good fit for my lab." When I tried to say I could do better and that she was judging my performance under extreme duress, she told me "Jeff, you have a lot of problems." She then stated "Everyone has health issues Jeff. You're making excuses." The department then allowed her to throw me out of her lab, violating every policy in their own handbook. When I complained to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the department sent the university lawyers after me, who felt it best to slander me in every way possible, even though they knew they were spouting lies. The EEOC gave me the right to sue since I'm a grad student and they felt as if they weren't apt to handle my case. Unfortunately, the court denied me a pro-bono lawyer and I had to find one on my own. So now, as a student with a disability who's civil rights were violated, I'm asking for your help. I'm asking for donations so that I can pay for my lawyer because I have to litigate. Even if you can't donate, please share my story to help me expose CU for its discriminatory practices and shed as much light on this issue as possible. Because I've discovered that I'm not the first person this has happened to and they will do this again. Please contact me if you'd like to hear the story in its entirety. I'd like to sincerely thank you for any and all support you're willing to give.