[Athen] visually impaired student in a circuitry class

Wink Harner foreigntype at gmail.com
Fri Dec 6 11:54:09 PST 2013


Hi all,

Regarding wiring & colored wires on the circuit boards...don't know if these
devices are sophisticated enough to distinguish very small or thin items,
but it might be worth a look --these are hand held audible color readers. Am
assuming the student is being tested on what color wires belong together or
which connect together, or which ones colors to use to wire the circuit
board.

http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&ksectionid=19327&top=32565

Wink


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[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Stewart
Sent: sexta-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2013 10:56
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: RE: [Athen] visually impaired student in a circuitry class

Actually if they are working in a production shop they would not be, the
traces need to be too exact for the average bear. Now if they are working
in a small shop, doing audio repair or building custom components then this
may be an issue. Not to say it can't be done, if would have to be incumbent
on the individual to decide what they want to do and what they are going to
be gainfully employable doing.

Kind of on a tangent, but I had a client that I was working with that could
not see color gradients and they were majoring in electrical engineering.
They had to develop systems for keeping the components separated and
categorized since they could not see the shades on the color spectrum that
identified the parts they needed.

Ron Stewart

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[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Doug
Hayman
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 12:17 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: RE: [Athen] visually impaired student in a circuitry class

I'd imagine that a person who studies this then takes the skills into the
real world might not have to do soldering in their job.

Perhaps using a larger blank circuit board mounted with magnifier or maybe
those glasses surgeons use for detail work would show that the student
learns the concepts, soldering technique. Then if he designed circuits
they'd likely get jobbed out and done with automation, right?

Too often instructors, and the general public first go to the place of "Oh
my God! What would I do if I was [blind, deaf, spinal cord injured]" and
their fear overrides creative thinking along the lines of "How would I do A
if I lacked this capability but still had these other capabilities?"

I know I'm preaching to the choir of others who have had to think outside of
the box. Sounds like the instructor needs to broaden his/her perspective of
what people with disabilities can do.


Doug Hayman <dhayman at u.washington.edu>
Senior Computer Specialist
DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW
Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 221-4165
http://www.washington.edu/doit

On Fri, 6 Dec 2013, Robert Beach wrote:


> In the first course, the student will be using bread boards. In the

second course, they will be doing soldering. They do need to assemble
items.

>

> I can send the lab outline if that would help. I just didin't want to

> use

too much band width. <grin> I actually have the syllabus for both classes.

>

> I'm thinking a lab assistant such as we've used for biology labs and

> such

may be helpful. Any thoughts?

>

>

>

> Robert Lee Beach

> Assistive Technology Specialist

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

> 7250 State Avenue

> Kansas City, KS 66112

> 913-288-7671

> rbeach at kckcc.edu

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of

> Doug Hayman

> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 11:11 AM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] visually impaired student in a circuitry class

>

> What are the general requirements to take part in the class?

>

> Will be be assembling things with capacitors, resistors and such?

> Soldering or using a breadboard?

>

> My vision is getting worse [at 53] and when I dabbled a bit in that

> realm

needed to use a magnifying lense to properly identify capacitors as those
colored bands are a challenge to see. And in a recent soldering class
offered through a member of the Audio Engineering Society here in the
Seattle area, many other audio geeks were using those clamps that also have
magnifiers on them.

>

> Just trying to picture the required tasks and how they could be

accomodated.

>

>

>

> Doug Hayman <dhayman at u.washington.edu> Senior Computer Specialist

> DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking,

> Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195

> (206) 221-4165

> http://www.washington.edu/doit

>

> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013, Robert Beach wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> We have a visually impaired student enrolled in our audio engeneering

program who needs to take two circuitry classes. Unfortunately, the
instructor is very, very, resistant to having this student in his class. He
claims it is a safety risk that puts the college at high risk of liability.
In fact, the student was enrolled and went to the first day of classes and
the instructor talked him out of the class.

>>

>> Now the dean of the program is wanting to know if there is anyway we

>> can

accommodate the student so that he can finish the program. I think most of
the two classes (especially the first one) can be accommodated, but I've
never had to do this before. Has anybody dealt with such an issue? Any
pointers would be appreciated.

>>

>>

>> Robert Lee Beach

>> Assistive Technology Specialist

>> Kansas City Kansas Community College

>> 7250 State Avenue

>> Kansas City, KS 66112

>> 913-288-7671

>> rbeach at kckcc.edu

>>

>>

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