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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We have a student who is a Math & Physics major (in advanced Math and Physics classes – not beginning the majors). He has many limitations that include: extremely visually impaired (needs 3x-4x magnification); has extreme hearing loss (reads lips only – but with his visual impairment, not sure how much he can actually get from lip reading); has tremors, and uses a motorized scooter/wheelchair. He does not read Braille or use ASL. We are struggling with finding the right mix of accommodations that will meet his needs in the classroom (both lecture-type setting as well as laboratory setting).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here is what we are doing thus far for classroom accommodations:</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Providing alternate formats (when he requests it. Oddly enough, he has not requested his textbooks to be put into an alternate format at this point). He does not use JAWS or Voice Over. He enlarges PDF files.</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">He sits in the front of the class</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wheelchair accessible, adjustable-height table (not adjustable on the fly, but the legs are adjustable, and they are adjusted to the highest setting)</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Provided a laptop and high-powered microphone for real-time captioning (remote). We live in a rural area and do not have anyone local who can provide real-time captioning.</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Provided a student (visual assistant) who uses a livescribe pen to write what he/she sees on the board on livescribe paper and this is transmitted to the student via Bluetooth to a tablet he is holding. Admittedly, there is a lot for him to look at in class (the laptop for captioning, the tablet for what is happening on the board, etc.)</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MAGic dongle for use in the computer labs</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here is what we are doing thus far for testing accommodations:</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to CCTV</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to computer with screen magnification software</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to large-print keyboard</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to alternate pointing device if necessary (because of the tremors)</span></p><p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to MathType (which he uses at home)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">He has his own personal iPad, and he is quite proficient at using this (to get an idea of what kind of magnification and technology he uses). He does not use voice over – just magnification and pinching to zoom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As you can imagine, in the math classes (higher-level math), there is a lot of white board (or in our case…chalk board – yes, I did say chalk board) use.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We want to be sure we are providing the best mix of accommodations for this student. Are we missing something? Could we do better? Suggestions are very much appreciated!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Side note: I have looked into the Luidia Smartmarkers (these things are pretty cool!) <a href="https://www.luidia.com/smartmarker/"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://www.luidia.com/smartmarker/</span></a>. These may assist/replace the student (visual) assistant, and get the student more real-time access to what is happening on the board (rather than waiting for the assistant to copy what is on the board). These are only for white boards, and currently he is in classes with chalkboards only. We can certainly look into getting portable whiteboards though.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ideas and suggestions greatly appreciated!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cassandra Tex</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Assistive Technology Specialist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Humboldt State University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:tex@humboldt.edu"><span style="color:#0563c1">tex@humboldt.edu</span></a> </span></p></div></div></body></html>