I COMPREHEND THE HOW, WHY & WHAT OF LEARNING AND HOW WE SHOULD STRIVE TO GIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY. WE MUST ENSURE THAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE ALWAYS OF A SAFE MANNER AND POSE NO THREAT TO THOSE PRESENT. WHILE WE STRIVE TO ACCOMODATE THOSE WITH DISABIITIES, IT IS ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO CREATE A BURDEN OR A HARDSHIP FOR OTHERS INVOLVED, AND WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT WE FOLLOW POLICY - ADMINISTRATION SETS IT.
I have learned that all accommodations are not acceptable. If the accommodation poses a threat to anyone in the class, is a financial burden on the educator or administration or devalues the content in the curriculum, it is not acceptable. All students have the right to learn the same material but in a way that is best for each of them.
Reasonable accommodations and the fact that students with disabilities are due the same content that all others in the class are given and at the same level. I learned that it is important not to "play to the disability" of a student.
In this section, I learned about what are reasonable accommodations and what is not. It also help me understand my role as an instructor as well as my role as an administrator.
Samantha
In this module, I learned what is not a reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities. I learned it is not reasonable to make accommodations if it poses a threat to anyone. You should also not make accommodations that make a substantial change to the curriculum. I also learned that the Universal Design for Learning is a set of resourses one can use to make lessons which can easily be accommodated for students with disabilities.
