Reflection/Blog Post

Low Vision

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

Provide large-print lecture notes, handouts, and worksheets.

Consider computer accommodations for writing activities. Provide a document format that can be edited electronically by the student, such as an accessible PDF file, a Word document, or a plain text document. Consult the video presentation and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments.

Consider having the student work with a partner and providing extra assistance if this activity presents significant challenges.

Blindness

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

For writing activities, provide computer accommodations. Provide a document format that can be edited electronically by the student, such as an accessible PDF file, a Word document, or a plain text document. Consider a computer with optical character recognition, voice output, Braille screen display, and/or embossed Braille output. For more information, consult the video presentation and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments or the AccessSTEM Knowledge Base.

Consider having the student work with a partner and providing extra assistance if this activity presents significant challenges.

Hearing Impairments

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

Learning Disabilities

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

A computer with voice output software is an appropriate accommodation for students with learning disabilities. Consult the video presentation and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities and the AccessSTEM Knowledge Base.

In activities that require writing, consider computer accommodations. Use built-in word processor features such as the spelling checker and grammar checker. For more information, consult the video presentation and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities.

Consider having the student work with a partner and providing extra assistance if this activity presents significant challenges.

Mobility Impairments

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

Health Impairments

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.

Psychosocial Impairments

Request and encourage student input on how to best accommodate the student's learning needs.