The Accomdation Process
This module talks about the difference between access verus success, WHo Holds The Documentation, Who Makes The Decision, Who Delivers The Service, Thinking Outside THe Box, Relating Documentation to Accomdation, Ocer-Accomdation and Unfair Advantage, and Unversal Design. Universal Design was first used by architect Ron Mace in the mid-1980s to descrive the concept of designing all products and the environment to be usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone. Ron Mace would have wanted that in our society today that we rarely think about its importance or its impact in our daily lives. An example of Universal Design is for the blind and the visually impaired, they could use VoiceOver, which isa screen-access technology, for the blind and visually impaired
I believe that now a days, most buildings constructed after the 80's are under the universal design. Also, with the technology advances, there are more and more innovations, such as voiceover that are assisting people with disabilities. We have come a long way and I do not see room for failure when it comes to accomodating any students with disabilities in our facility!
Isis,
That's great to hear. And you are correct -- new technology and new advances in design have made a huge difference in providing an accessible world for students with disabilities. But being able to reach the classroom and the classroom materials is still not *necessarily* the same as having access to the full curriculum. That often takes thought -- and caring -- from the instructor. You can make a huge difference.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
