Friday 16 September 2011

Activity 4.1

As you read the materials, make a list for yourself of activities that might be challenging for students who have disabilities. Your list should include activities that are:
  • common to all post-compulsory education
  • specific to campus-based modules
  • specific to online learning
  • related to particular subjects or contexts
Common to all post-compulsory education

Writing (paper based) cannot easily erase mistakes.
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Getting to campused based classes
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Accessing campused based building
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Computer programming
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
The Sciences (mathematical expressions, lab work (danger if visually impaired))
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Reading written instructions, books, guides or handouts
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Taking part in exams
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Time keeping
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Organisation (in essays and in general)
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Note taking
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Lectures being given too fast
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Sitting for long periods of time
Mobility and Physical Impairments
Registering
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Completing written assignments
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Group activities
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities

University Jargon
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Using a mouse (hand eye coordination)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Listening to audio (will need a visual representation)
Deaf

USB Drives
Mobility and Physical Impairments,
Field Work
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Heavy Doors
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Accessing books in a library (can be confusing)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities


Specific to campus-based modules

Writing (paper based) cannot easily erase mistakes.
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Campus Based Accommodation (Needs ground floor easy access)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Getting to campused based classes
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Accessing campused based building
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Computer programming
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
The Sciences (mathematical expressions, lab work (danger if visually impaired))
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Reading written instructions, books, guides or handouts
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Taking part in exams
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Time keeping
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Organisation (in essays and in general)
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Note taking
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Lectures being given too fast
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Sitting for long periods of time
Mobility and Physical Impairments
Registering
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Completing written assignments
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Group activities
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities

University Jargon
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Using a mouse (hand eye coordination)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Listening to audio (will need a visual representation)
Deaf

USB Drives
Mobility and Physical Impairments,
Field Work
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Heavy Doors
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Accessing books in a library (can be confusing)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities


Specific to Online Learning

Computer programming
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
The Sciences
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Reading written instructions, books, guides or handouts
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Time keeping
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Organisation (in essays and in general)
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Note taking
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Completing written assignments
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Group activities (wikis, forums)
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities

Viewing online images
Vision Disability
University Jargon
Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Using a mouse (hand eye coordination)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability
Listening to audio (will need a visual representation)
Deaf

USB Drives
Mobility and Physical Impairments,
Accessing books in a library (can be confusing)
Mobility and Physical Impairments, Vision Disability, Cognitive or Learning Disabilities


The main challenge in the fire service is making online learning that is accessible to dyslexic users. Most of the issues above concerned with online learning are already known and hopefully we have put in place mechanisms for helping such users. We don't have any mobility, physical impairments or vision disabilities due to medical examinations prior to becoming a firefighter.

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