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•Services
for Visual Impairments
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Services
for Students with Visual Impairments
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In the last two decades Lewis
& Clark has been working productively to provide accommodations
and make its campus more accessible to the disabled, but we
recognize that there is still more to be accomplished, especially
in the area of physical accessibility. The College's Master
Plan, which provides a blueprint for future development of the
campus, should move us more effectively toward the goal of accessibility
in the years to come. Recently, an addition to the Aubrey Watzek
Library, a new Humanities classroom building and an Art building
have been built entirely to ADA standards.
Nevertheless, since Lewis
& Clark is on the original grounds of a manor house that was
built into a hillside alongside a ravine, finding one's way
around the campus has been a challenge for visually impaired
students. We have worked with the staff of the residence halls
and with members of other offices to provide students with an
orientation to the campus and assistance in locating classrooms
and other significant locations until they are comfortable in
finding their way around. As we strive to make the campus more
accessible, we do our best to meet the needs of students so
that they can reach their educational goals. As in the case
of all students with disabilities, students with visual impairments
must be strong self-advocates and notify the office of Student
Support Services in a timely manner of their needs.
We have provided the services
listed below for students with visual impairments, but each
case and each request for accommodations is considered individually.
We have had no students to date at Lewis & Clark who require
Braille services from us. If such services were required, we
would do our best to locate such services or provide them on
campus. Students are encouraged to let the Student Support Services
Office (503-768-7191 or access@lclark.edu)
know as soon as possible if they are planning to visit or attend
Lewis & Clark so that arrangements can be made to meet their
needs. |
| Visually
Impaired or Blinds Students |
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Notetakers (who
may type notes on a computer and enlarge them) |
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Scribes (for dictation
of assignments, tests, etc.) |
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Taped texts and
materials (from Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic or
student readers) |
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Permission to
tape lectures |
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Enlargements of
course handouts |
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Research aides
(peers) |
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Test accommodations
(e.g., taped exams or readers, enlarged exams, scribes,
extended time) |
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Kurzweil 1000 Reading software in Aubrey
Watzek Library |
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CCTV in Aubrey Watzek Library |
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Other accommodations
provided based on individual need, student documentation
and campus resources |
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