If you have been working at Glendale Community College for many
years or even if you are a new instructor, you have probably seen
students with either a white-tipped cane or a dog navigating around
the campus. And, of course, you would be right in assumingthat these students have a disability related to vision.
For most of us, vision is the primary sense that we use to interpret
information and perceive our surroundings.
If a student has a disability related to vision,
they can be at a great disadvantage
academically.
Though they can hear lectures and discussions,
students with visual disabilities are often frustrated by:
class syllabi,
textbooks,
chalkboard diagrams,
overhead projections,
films,
maps,
videos,
printed exams,
Scantron answer sheets,
laboratory demonstrations,
Internet websites designed to be navigated by
clicking on images.
That’s a huge set of extra challenges for a student
on the road to academic success.