SciTrain - Accessible Science Classrooms for Grades 6-12 - Accommodations

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

In this section, we will discuss problems related to:

Hearing Lectures and Presentations
Hearing Presentations and Videos
Demonstrating Knowledge

Problem	Strategy/Solution
Hearing Lectures and Presentations	Make the material easier to hear Provide written transcripts Provide handouts of presentations and notes. Allow the student to use an FM System or other Assistive Listening Device. [Assistive Listening Devices - assistivetech.net] [Assistive Listening Devices - ATWiki]
Hearing Videos	Videos Use captioning when watching a video. [Closed Captioning - assistivetech.net] Provide transcripts of the video to the student.
Demonstrating Knowledge	Presentations Use a computer with speech output [Text to speech and Power Point Talk - ATWiki] [Assistive Listening Devices - ATWiki]

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0622885.

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