Module:

Accommodations to the Physical Environment: Setting up a Classroom for Students With Visual Disabilities

Assessment

Please complete the items below. If you have difficulty, go back and review the Perspectives and Resources pages in this module.

1. What are the five important resources you should consult when setting up your classroom? What type of information can you obtain from each resource?

2. Identify three safety considerations for setting up your classroom for students with visual disabilities.

3. Evan requires several pieces of large electrical equipment. What does Ms. Milton need to think about when assigning him a desk?

4. Based upon what you have learned in this module, discuss how the accommodations you might implement for students with visual impairments could benefit the entire class.

5. Examine the two classroom arrangements below. Identify three areas of concern for students with visual impairments in the poorly arranged classroom and discuss how they have been addressed in the improved classroom arrangement.

Poorly arranged classroom (Click the image for a bigger view) Description

Improved classroom arrangement (Click the image for a bigger view) Description