[Athen] Article: How a Blind Student Who Felt Locked Out of STEM Classes Challenged and Changed Her University

[Gunderson, Jon R]

I was sent this link this morning and though it would be of interest to other people on this list:

How a Blind Student Who Felt Locked Out of STEM Classes Challenged and Changed Her University
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-12-08-how-a-blind-student-who-felt-locked-out-of-stem-classes-challenged-and-changed-her-university

The short article discusses both the legal issues of accessibility and cultural issues of accepting people with disabilities.

Jon


Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Accessible IT Group
Disability Resources and Education Services
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

E-mail: jongund at illinois.edu
WWW: http://disability.illinois.edu/academic-support/aitg

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