[NABS-L] Seeking input regarding a science course

[Kennedy Stomberg]

Good evening,  

Everything Aisia said was on the money in terms of suggestions for accomidations for this type of class. :-) If you need additional help or want to brainstorm, feel free to reach out to me off list! 

Kennedy Stomberg, M.S. she/her/hers 
(708) 801-8498   

> On Jun 21, 2022, at 4:51 PM, Asia Quinones-Evans via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I completed  Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 for my degrees. I found that
> having a sighted aid to describe items that the professor was going over in
> class with tactile markers like bump dots on the less prominent portions
> really helped me. I did have the issue of the professor addressing the aid
> and not me multiple times but this is what worked for me and may not work
> for you. I also went to open lab times when I could with my aid to go over
> models when I had the time. During class you will find that the professor
> goes over models extremely quickly for a blind person to understand because
> they are used to teaching sighted people the information. That is why going
> to open labs times are a must. I also suggest talking to your Accessibility
> department about making tactile paper models with puffy paint or if your
> school has some sort of department that makes 3D models have them help you
> with making them of slides if you have to learn them. I had some knowledge
> of human anatomy so a lot of the information was just an extension of what I
> already knew. Also one thing that helped me was using a braille labeler to
> print out numbers and number certain parts of a model and I have the key to
> what the numbers were referring to. If you have any questions I can do my
> best to help you more. I hope what I mentioned above gave you some ideas.
> 
> Yours Truly,
> 
> Asia Quinones-Evans
> 
> Phone: (440) 670-6509
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rosario, Isabel M. via
> NABS-L
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:53 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rosario, Isabel M. <rosarioi4 at southernct.edu>
> Subject: [NABS-L] Seeking input regarding a science course
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I am taking a human biology course in the fall and have been informed that
> there will be a lot of diagram labeling involved to  identify specific areas
> of the human anatomy.
> I was wondering if anyone has taken a course like this, and what
> Accommodations were helpful?
> Thanks in advance for any input.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Isabel Rosario
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