Well, if you remember the story about NJAA posted in
http://www.fireflySun.com/book/match.php ,
it turns out she has a partial blindess (actually 20/200 vision), and she
requests only that all handouts and test materials be enlarged 120% and be
free of distortion. From what the author of that we
I have read with interest the suggestions made by other instructors who have
worked with blind students. Many of the tips mentioned are consistent with my
experience several years ago when I had the privilege of teaching a blind student in
introductory psychology. I say "privilege" because
My husband and I do readings of textbooks for blind and dyslexic students
for a large company in Boston with offices nationwide. (Here's their
website - it's lots of fun if anyone is interested in donating some time:
http://www.rfbd.org/about.htm ) One of the things we had to learn to do is
to d
Tipsters, there's nothing about Tom's original request for help that
suggests that he thinks that equal access for his student is a nuisance
he would rather avoid. He just asked for suggestions about how to meet
his student's needs. That's all. Perhaps we could turn away from
temptation to discuss
I will be teaching a completely blind student next semester in my
general psychology course. The text and readings will be available
on audio tape, but I am looking for TIPS, which is the point of this
list. The major difficulty is that I make extensive use of graphics
in the lectures (graphs, pi
Reasonable is still one of those "oh you know what I mean" wiggle words.
Kudos to your institution. I know a lot of institutions which use or try
to use "reasonable" as a wiggle out word. My personal and profesisonal criteria
is that I do whatever it takes. I've moved classes, put in extra time
Louis
That may be the attitude of your school. At SUNY Oswego our administration
has been at the forefront of accommodating our students with disabilities.
When I was last on the committee, we had the largest proportion of disabled
students in the SUNY system. That was a result of how well we, as
>From ADA
(8) Qualified individual with a disability.--The term "qualified
individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability
who,
with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential
functions of the employment position that such individual holds
Gary, also as a past chair of the university's special student needs
committee ( a mouthful), I always liked that "backdoor" "wiggle out" word,
reasonable. It was amazing how the administration would use that word to
resist such accommodations as curb cutting, builoding temporary ramps for
graduat
Actually, the law says EFFECTIVE accomodations.
From: "Gary Klatsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Blind student
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:41:42 -0400
Havin
Michael,
I have two that are in nearly perfect condtion that I would be happy to sell. I will
check the model numbers if you are interested.
Carol DeVolder
St. Ambrose University
-Original Message-
From: Michael Lavin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:41 AM
To: T
Hi. I had a blind student in an Anatomy and Physiology class last year. Try teaching
anatomy to a blind student! Actually, she did very well; she received one of the
highest grades in the class. You'll need to think about your material in a new way.
While difficult, this is a great opportun
Skinner Box Request
I was just checking out our Skinner Boxes and consoles in preparation for
the fall. All checked out with the exception of one which somehow imploded
over the summer and is now totally inoperable. I was wondering if one of
you TIPSTERS might have a Skinner Box and console that I
Having spent a few years on our committee for students with disabilities,
the law is that we make REASONABLE accommodations. Your ADA representative
should provide information on how your institution has defined reasonable
and what you should be expected to do.
Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D.
Department
Tom,
I had a student that was completely blind in my class. The first thing that
I would recommend is that you contact the student and arrange an appointment
with the student and ask him/her what special needs he/she may find useful.
Films were often okay for the student that I taught because he
Tom, you have no choice but to find a way to accommodate your visuals to
the needs of this student. It's the law of the land.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmierwww.therandomthoughts.com
Department of H
I will be teaching a completely blind student next semester in my general psychology
course. The text and readings will be available on audio tape, but I am looking for
TIPS, which is the point of this list. The major difficulty is that I make extensive
use of graphics in the lectures (graph
My take on this is a bit different. The company is simply making the
professor aware of a situation that many of us consider only with
incredulity. I see no obligation on the professor's part to use the
company's flyers, transparencies, etc. I see only a promise by the professor
to emphasize to th
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