Students I have met usually say they just work harder than others in
order to cover the same amount of material. Lecturers can help by
starring the core or most important texts.
I believe some VIP students have developed a working practice with
readers that allows the reader to skip non-essential sections/summarise
them (just as sighted students would do when reading).
Other points raised by one of my VIP colleagues are;
Are the lecturers giving adequate notice of reading material?
Is the student making the best use of the material they have read?
Experience suggests that even if VI students read less in quantity they
make better use of this material in their assignment. Doe s the student
require some study skills support/tuition to develop appropriate
strategies.
More is not necessarily better: it's how you integrate and interprete
the information that is important.
So, no, you don't need protocols!
ATB
Claire
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:36:37 +0100 Peter Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I suspect this may have been raised before. A lecturer has raised
> the issue of Visually Imppaired students not being able to cover the
> depth of reading normally expected for undergraduate study. She
> is obviously concerned about whether and how to allow for this
> when grading assignments and independent studies.
>
> Has anyone developed any guidance or protocols to cover this?
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
>
>
> Peter J Hill
> Disability Coordinator
> Equal Opportunities Centre
> Woodbury F50
> University College Worcester
> Henwick Grove
> Worcester
> WR2 6AJ
>
> Tel: 01905 855413
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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Director: Access Unit
Department of Disability Studies and Deaf Culture
University of Bristol
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Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
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