The specific problems and barriers that individuals with disabilities face are easier to understand and address if they're discussed by disability category. Mobility Impairments People with mobility impairments encounter difficulty using standard laboratory equipment, handling books and writing tools, and using computer equipment that has not been appropriately adapted. Hearing Impairments People with hearing impairments have problems getting information from traditional lectures, laboratory instruction, quiz sections, and other real-time oral communication. They also have difficulty accessing videos, movies and other multimedia. They may also have difficulty understanding mathematical and scientific abstractions because of language limitations.
Some people have learning disabilities that negatively influence visual processing disorders.
Such people would have problems understanding many materials that are presented in visual format, such as traditional text materials, videos and movies, graphs and charts. For people with visual processing disorders, there are barriers to understanding visual materials presented in lectures, labs, quiz section s and other real-time events, and problems completing homework assignments and exams. Low Vision People with low vision have trouble reading traditional computer screens and computer print-outs. They also have problems reading printed materials. People with visual impairments have problems getting information from slides and overhead projections, videos and movies, and chalkboards.