[Nfb-science] Accessible Lab

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     If you want to just identify various kinds of bacteria, perhaps some 
models would work. If you have some vision, there are microscopes that 
connect to a PC and you could have a large display. Perhaps a teacher could 
give you descriptions and you select the matching term. Some planning needs 
to be in place before a blind person takes a science course. The website for 
VIEW International Foundation does list three resources:
1. A collection of tactile diagram files.
2. A link to the work being done by Cary Supalo to make lab equipment 
accessible.
3. A link to a vendor who sells a kit of magnetic materials that can be used 
to create diagrams on the fly. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss, Executive Director
VIEW International Foundation
230 Peach Tree Drive
West Monroe, Louisiana 71291-8653
Phone: (318) 396-1853
Email: rjaquiss at earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.viewinternational.org
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Subject: [Nfb-science] Accessible Lab


> Hi,
> I am taking an ecology class and am attending a required lab class. The 
> class does not seem to have any accessible measurement and other lab 
> tools, so I would like to hear from anyone on this list who might have an 
> idea of making lab work accessible.
> What do you do when the teacher asks you to identify and describe the 
> structures of bacteria and animal cells? How do blind science students get 
> along in lab class? In other words, what techniques do blind science 
> students use to deal in situations such as when the lab assignment 
> requires the student to identify and explain different types of organisms?
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