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What are examples of accommodations in science laboratories?

DO-IT Factsheet #155
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/articles?155

Accommodations for a lab may include the following:

• Take the student on a tour of the lab he will be working in. Discuss safety concerns.
• Assign group lab projects in which all students contribute according to their abilities.
• Arrange lab equipment so that it is easily accessible.
• Give oral and written lab instructions.

For suggestions for making science labs accessible to students with a variety of disabilities, consult the DO-IT publication Making Science Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities [1].

For views of students with disabilities regarding how they can best be accommodated in order to gain and demonstrate knowledge and fully participate in science classes, consult Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities [2] or view the video [3] by the same title.

For specific guidelines for developing an accessible science or math class, consult The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success in Math and Science [4] or view the video [5] by the same title.