[Nfb-science] intro biology lab accessibility

[Stephanie Hirst]

Hi Aleesha, how is your visual acuity?  I tried gram-staining in college
and didn't do so well at it.  However, there is no reason why you shouldn't
try.  I think it's important that you explain to people what exactly you
can and cannot see (to the best of your abilities).

In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
    ~Louis Pasteur, lecture 1854


On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>wrote:

> 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!
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>> 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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