Horrid job conditions

In 2005, I was employed at a college records office. I was hired to do very specific duties such as records verification, transcript evaluations and work on updating the college database system. I was required to serve on at least two committees. So far, so good.

About one week into the job, I discovered I would have NO training and practice period before I was thrown into the job melee. I had never done this specific work before and the work was VERY specific, detailed and ridden with complex federal regulations (The FERPA book is about 1000 pages!).

THEN they decided to let the receptionist go. I was expected to answer some 500 phone calls a day and at the same time do the detailed work with no training.

When I started making the sorts of mistakes that any untrained, over-burdened person would make, I was given bad evaluations and criticized about everything I did or didn't do. I was never given a chance to do the work at which I excelled and was hired to do. I mostly answered phones.

I was not allowed to keep my work space the way that worked best for me. My supervisor constantly searched through my desk and listened in on my phone conversations.

I was not allowed to work on the database project, nor was I allowed to go to the seminars and other learning and networking events I was promised upon employment. I had to stay and answer phones. The other workers would have work-related conferences right in the office and exclude me. Certain workers would gossip about me or make cracks about me to others right in front of my face. My boss screamed at me and reprimanded me in front of the entire office and clients.

My allies in the office said I had to do the work of three people, yet I was being treated as if I were a part-time work-study student.

During this same period, I experienced a severe eye infection that made me weak, tired and occluded my vision so much the doctor said I was legally blind even with corrective lenses.
Despite an eye surgeon's letter, I was given no accomodation for my problem. I was expected to perform at top level. All the other employees had head-sets for phones, large flat screen monitors, ergonomic chairs and cordless mice. They had personal heaters. I had a 15" old-style monitor, a regular phone set, a corded mouse and sat shivering in my cold corner with no heater.
They finally fired me for "chronic under-performance", giving me the option to resign so I could get a decent reference. I was given less than five minutes at the end of the day to make that life-altering decision. I found out legally they couldn't say anything except my dates of employment and job description. Because of resigning, I was uneligible for unemployment and received no severance. I have been living off my savings.
I found out my job is now occupied by a recent college graduate daughter of one of my former collegues(my direct supervisor's kid.)

I am thinking of suing and have contacted an attorney.