[nabs-l] Geology Laboratory

[Cindy Bennett]

You can definitely distinct some rocks by feeling them, but you will
definitely also need someone to describe them for you to identify.
During labs, i chose to do more of the writing related work and lab
exercises i could effectively do independently as to not burden my
partner with having to do more than her fair share.

Cindy

On 1/13/10, Robert Spangler <spangler.robert at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I attempted to send a message to the list yesterday regarding this but
> I don't think it went through.  anyways - my undergraduate program
> requires that I take one science lab and I have decided to take
> geology, as it is the natural science that most interests me.  In this
> lab, we must identify rocks and minerals by color, shininess,
> hardness, all of that stuff.  My question is - how would a blind
> person participate in this class?  Is there anyone on this list who
> has taken such a lab and who would be willing to give me some tips?  I
> took a lecture geology course last year and the teacher from that
> class, stating that I am the first blind person she's known of to take
> such a lab here, has offered to come and work with me in the lab but
> still some ideas would be helpful.  Also, the teacher of the lab seems
> to think that the office of accessibility services will be able to
> assist us, like most professors do, but besides providing a student
> who would act as my eyes in the class, I doubt the office would be
> able to help much.  Thanks for any advice you all may be able to
> provide!
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Robert Spangler
> The University of Toledo
> Student Senator - Administrative Affairs Committee Chair, College of
> Arts and Sciences
>
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