[nabs-l] Reasonable Accommodations in the College Classroom under the Ada

[Jamie Principato]

If you are familiar with audio editing, you could search for various sound bytes instead of pictures and put all of these together into an audio file that your teacher can play. This, to me, is the most obvious alternative to a picture collage that still preserves the overall purpose of the assignment. For example, if I were doing this assignment, I might use the sound of a guitar being played, a rocket launch, someone singing do, re, mi, a cat meowing and a professor reading off equations to a class. If you like swimming, throw in a splashing sound and a life guard's whistle. If you like dancing, throw in the sounds of tap shoes. If you like cooking, maybe the sound of an egg cracking and sizzling as it hits a hot pan. Sound bytes are about as easy to find as clip art and stock photos are. 

Best,
Jamie

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> On Jan 27, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Dear Students,
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> I hope all of you are doing well.  I have a question for all of you.  Last Thursday we received our first project in my Principles of Advertising class.  The assignment is to put pictures of things that represent us onto a word document and upload it to our online course site.  Yesterday afternoon I contacted my professor and explained that I would require sighted assistance to complete this project.  She told me to submit a list of my interests, hobbies, and experiences as opposed to the visual images.  Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, what other reasonable accommodations can be provided in a college classrom? I'd love to hear your responses.
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