5/9/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Trevor Barlow
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I teach Commercial Arts Technology which means teaching Adobe products on Mac computers, we also make vinyl products and print onto t-shirts and do embroidery. The student I have in mind is in a wheelchair which initially was a problem as the desks in the classroom area were set into rows, and the workshop was very restrictive in movement due to little space. In order to accommodate the student, I placed all the computers onto the walls of the classroom so it was in a horse shoe shape allowing plenty of space for the student to move freely just as other students. This meant Having our IT department staff and Electrical department run plug outlets around the walls for each of the 32 computers, and and extra router box's and cables for the Macs. The Electrical staff also suspended our projector from the ceiling and placed the screen on the wall, as it was free standing before.
In the workshop We created pathways around all the machines for safety, we also invested in a desktop vinyl cutter so the student could pull his wheel chair right under the desk and access the machine with ease. We also moved the screen cleaning process outside for the power washer to be easier to use. As for materials storage, we dropped all the materials within easy access for him. This took a week to do, but made life better for all students, as everyone was now 'equal'. This highlighted to myself and the class the issues wheelchair bound students have in every day activities. As the elevator was on the far side of the canvas, we made sure that the student would leave first on the bell so they did not get caught up in the throng of students in movement time. |
5/9/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Trevor Barlow
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That is really interesting, as I and a few of my students are color blind too. I have the students write the colors of the vinyl rolls on the inside of the tubes, and we only use 'color swatches' in the Adobe software. I also have color charts with their color codes on them so we can manually input the numbers to get the correct color we need.
Zachary J Pickering wrote:
I currently have a student who is color blind. She can't see a difference between red and green and I have adjusted my color coding within my lessons to use a different pair of colors for her class. She is a fan of teal and purple so I have switched all of items that were red to purple and all of the green items to teal. This is helpful for our lessons because the students have a hard time remembering the terms and formulas we use in class so when I say look a the purple part of the screen, it has the formula for this part of the problem, the students then know to use that tool or formula. With repetition, they eventually remember the terms and formulas and they no longer need the color coding when answering quetions. |
5/9/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Trevor Barlow
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Very interesting, I have a student who is similar, can't have eye contact and struggles with noise - which in a classroom with a workshop is difficult, so he has a separate room attached to mine that he can sit in and read or listen to music through his headphones.
Jessica Gautier wrote:
I have a KG student who has a learning disability- he is Autistic. He is smart, but gets overwhelmed in my classroom. Many times he wants to run around the room and touch my instruments or personal items on my desk. I have created a special spot for him to sit (a magic carpet). He knows now to come straight to the carpet. I also have made a point to model the correct way to handle an instrument and many times I have to have the student practice a few times how to put an instrument away or he picks a friend to help show him. |
5/9/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Trevor Barlow
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- Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to describe the specific technology and how it assisted the student with a disability.
- The student I use Technology for is legally blind but has partial sight. I set up one of our Mac computers, to have enlarged text and increased contrast on a 36 inch screen, I also set up the computer with 'text to speech' and have headphones ready for her. Her computer is set next to mine in case of technology issues and for easy of access as we are in a classroom/workshop.
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5/9/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Trevor Barlow
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I like that you provide lots of visuals and also two boards for goals too. I have similar students, and I have a 'games room', ( I have an old Playstation that plays arcade type games, and they do not abuse the system), where they can go to to calm down and have less stimulus. They will generally stay there for 5 to 10 minutes
Jayce Ganchou wrote:
I often have students with ADHD/Learning or Behavioral Disabilities in my art classes...for the most part their conditions are a problem in other general core classroom settings. In my room, studio based 3D courses, the student has hands on learning, demonstrations, Lots of Visuals. I locate these student and try to move them close to me and also include them in groups with students they are comfortable with and work well with. I always provide lots of visuals and examples of what we are doing as well as up close hands on demonstrations. I have sketchbooks for all students and I have them write procedures, art terms and other instructions in daily. I also have two boards with daily goals and expectations and another with procedures and examples. |