As online instructors we have to become more aware of ways to identify disabilties. Guide students to utilize resources so that we knowhow to best accommodate them.
Its important to have many ways for the material to be given to the students.
GLoria Online instructors must understand what is expected from students with disabilities. It is important to be aware fo the needs of each student not just the one with a disability.
Brown vs the Board of Education helped stop discrimination.
It is important to see to it that all students with or with out disabilitys have the same opportunity's for a good education and that if a student has a disabilty that could hamper there learning, that some provisions may have to be made to assist said student.
Having the knowledge of the different laws is vey important, having close caption on some matrial is helpful
We are obligated to be able to present materials in a manner that all students can learn successfully in compliance with ADA standards. You should investigate if your institution already has the resources in place to make the accomodations and be proactive about it.
Online instructors must understand what is expected from students with disibilities. I will be proactive.
I'm fully aware of such services for disabled students. It can be difficult when a student makes the next step to a Post-Secondary school with arrangments not being made in advance for disabled services.
With online learning, everything must be available to every student to maxamize the learning. We have to come up with assignments and situations easily available for every student. The ADA helps provide students with disabilites the oppourtunity to learn at the fullest as well.
Again very interesting information and makes me rethink my class for such situations. How best to go about it when the course is a visual class. Great creative thinking required to accommodate students with disabilites.
I learned that students that have gone through the K-12 learning environment are used to being passive as far as the educational pathways to succees are concerned; as they enter the the post-secondary educational environment, they may be unaware that they need to be more active in pursuing the pathways to educational success, but the instructor can be helpful if they explain these expectations and limitations at the beginning of the course.
I learned that we must use good judgment when designing assignments and make sure that we are following the law, and, more importantly, helping all students to be successful.
I realize that my supervisors have known more about the laws than I have. This gave me some context for the history of how we accommodate.
I found that all the laws that we must abide by and be readily cognizant of could be interpreted by many in different ways. I am glad there is training, clarification and individuls assigned to help CTE instructors.
In 1990 President Bush amended the ADA. Online instructing often cannot identify these disabilities, hoping more students find the center on campus that can help them with any educational disabilities. Bridging the gap.
I learned that the Brown vs. Topeka case in 1954 helped stop school segregation.
SETH SORONNADI
THAT "Online instructors should investigate the proper contact person for disability services at their institution and understand the services offered to both the instructor and the online learners." IS SOMETHIG TO BE AWARE OF
I have learned that my institution over the years have implemented a lot of the requirments set fourth by the ADA.
Instructors need to be sensitive and understanding of students with disabilities. While some disabilities are not as notable as others, and instructors may not know the reason for the disabilities important factors should be considered. Some people are born with disabilities while others may inherent a disability through a traumatic event such as a car accident or something of the sort. Sometimes disabilities due to traumatic events can cause students to always be afraid to do a specific activity or may experience emotional distress as memories of their former self come up. While the laws provide for access and limits discrimination, when instructors understand and/or are sensitive to ALL students needs, learning becomes easier.
