Scientific Method and Lab Report

Disability Type

Low Vision

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

Consider the position, lighting, and seating needs of the student during presentations or when using text, manipulatives, transparencies or other projected images.

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

Enlarge computer screen characters and images. For more information, consult the video presentation and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments or the AccessSTEM Knowledge Base.

Blindness

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

Provide audiotaped, Brailled, or electronic-formatted lecture notes, handouts, and texts.

Give clear verbal descriptions of visual aids including video and printed content used throughout your presentation.

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.

Consider reformatting documents to minimize clutter and/or providing materials in large-print format. Ask the student if this would be helpful.

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

Give clear verbal descriptions of visual aids including video and printed content used throughout your presentation.

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.