Teaching and Normalizing Digital Accessibility for Students in the Chemical Sciences
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| Title: | Teaching and Normalizing Digital Accessibility for Students in the Chemical Sciences |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Stefano C. G. Biagini |
| Source: | Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities. 2024 27(1). |
| Availability: | RIT Scholar Works. The Wallace Library A-500, 90 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. Tel: 585-475-7934; e-mail: ritscholarworks@rit.edu; Web site: http://scholarworks.rit.edu/jsesd |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Access to Information, Chemistry, Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Technology Uses in Education, Science Laboratories, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Visual Aids, Web Sites, College Students, Training, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| ISSN: | 1940-9923 |
| Abstract: | Digital accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring that all people can equally access digital information. However, this good practice has yet to be fully embraced by practitioners and educators in the chemical sciences. This article will describe and explain the key requirements of digital accessibility and how they apply to educators in the chemical sciences, with the emphasis on supporting visually impaired students; it will illustrate a case study of training students in adopting digital accessibility good practices in order to enable a culture change of greater inclusivity for the next generation; and finally illustrate low cost laboratory adaptations that were found to aid a visually impaired student in the laboratory. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1482225 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Digital accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring that all people can equally access digital information. However, this good practice has yet to be fully embraced by practitioners and educators in the chemical sciences. This article will describe and explain the key requirements of digital accessibility and how they apply to educators in the chemical sciences, with the emphasis on supporting visually impaired students; it will illustrate a case study of training students in adopting digital accessibility good practices in order to enable a culture change of greater inclusivity for the next generation; and finally illustrate low cost laboratory adaptations that were found to aid a visually impaired student in the laboratory. |
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| ISSN: | 1940-9923 |
