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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings All,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Had an interesting question this morning regarding a requested accommodation at a neighboring community college..</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Scenario:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Student who is blind (no usable vision) is enrolled in an American Sign Language course. The accommodation she is requesting is a tactile signer. There is an interpreter in the area that knows tactile signing (we are a rural area so our interpreting pool of qualified interpreters is limited). The instructor does not know tactile signing. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Questions:</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The student will essentially be learning tactile signing and not ASL. This seems like a fundamental alteration of the coursework for the ASL course. Am I off base here?? </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>If the instructor does not know tactile signing, how will he/she be able to evaluate the student’s knowledge? </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Is there another way to accommodate an individual who is blind in this ASL course? I was thinking that an interpreter or other individual could sit next to the student and manipulate the student’s fingers/arm to show what the sign is. Not sure how disruptive this would be in the class though…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions or comments for accommodating this student in the ASL course would be appreciated!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
Cassandra Tex</p><p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Specialist</p><p class="MsoNormal">Humboldt State University</p></div></body></html>