[Nfb-science] intro biology lab accessibility

[Larry D. Keeler]

it does help to have a rough idea of how you can do the job though.  I've 
had to talke to instructors and concince them that I would actually be able 
to take there classes and also do well!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] intro biology lab accessibility


>
> Dear Aleeha,
>
> I think that I would start by pinning down your instructors who say you 
> can not do these things.
> Many times, defining the issue can lead to its solution.
> Make them be specific.  The more specific they are the more likely you 
> will be able to come up with a alternative method to do the job.  Have 
> them explain, step by step just what is done and how it is done.
> They think as a sighted person thinks and likely dismiss non-visual 
> methods out of hand.
> There is more than one way to skin a cat and that holds true for many 
> other things as well.
> Find out what their objections are and then see if there is another way to 
> do it , as a Blind person.
> Take the procedures, one step at a time, the way they do it, and break it 
> down, step by step, as to how you would do it using your own methods and 
> then refine them to make them better, faster and more accurate.
> As my old engineering firm's slogan use to say, "The difficult we do 
> immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer."
> Let me know what they say. You have thousands of brothers and sisters out 
> here who want to see you succeed.  It is okay to lean on us a little.
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> Retired Blind Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
> Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117 Stealth Fighter
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aleeha Dudley" <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
> To: <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-science] intro biology lab accessibility
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>  I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for this issue.  I am 
>> currently a college freshman and am taking an intro biology course.  I am 
>> a zoology major and want to go to veterinary school, so this issue is 
>> very important to me.  I feel as if I am not being included in the lab. 
>> The instructors have said that I cannot do a gram stain and that I cannot 
>> work with bacteria.  In my opinion, I can do these things, but is there a 
>> way to help my instructors see this fact? Is there anything that others 
>> have done in lab courses such as this to help with the inclusion problem?
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Aleeha Dudley
>>
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