Use a computer or photocopying enlarger to prepare large-type hard copy versions of your reading lists and other handouts for students who are partially sighted. As appropriate, encourage students to use computers. Students with learning disabilities and students with reduced manual dexterity can benefit from drafting and revising their papers on a computer. Students who are partially sighted can use large point sizes on their computer screen and then reformat the text when they print out their papers. Provide appropriate test-taking conditions.
Federal law mandates academic accommodations.
You and the student should agree early on how the student's progress in the course will be evaluated. Assistive Instructional Technology Find out what technological aids your institution makes available for students with disabilities. For example, some campuses have talking calculators, speech-activated computers, Braille workstations, and reading machines for use by students who are blind or visually disabled. Make certain that adaptive computer equipment is available for students with disabilities. Check with your disabled students program or your computer center for information and advice.