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

[Carly Mihalakis]

Afternoon, Jamie,

Great suggestions! Sounds to be a little heavy on the tech, knowing 
for me, but hopefully this won't be a problem?
CarAt 01:35 PM 1/28/2016, you wrote:
>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
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 27, 2016, at 11:25 AM, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Students,
> >
> > 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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