Association of
Higher Education
and Disability
Joanna Boval
Director, Office for Students
with Disabilities
Sheila Kennedy
Safety Coordinator,
Chemistry & Biochemistry
UC San Diego
July 16, 2015
Chemistry Teaching
Laboratories at UC San Diego
 By
the numbers
 Types of labs and course design
 Physical environment
Chemistry Teaching Labs
UC San Diego process
 Student
registers with OSD and submits
documentation for review

OSD consults with lab safety coordinator
 OSD
issues Authorization for
Accommodation (AFA) letter
Increasing communication
 Adding
text to lab safety forms
 Posting the name and contact
information of the safety coordinator at
the beginning of each lab
 Departmental email to students
Typical accommodations
More
time
complete labs
write lab reports
take exams/quizzes
Typical accommodations
Time
of day
afternoon lab instead
of a morning lab
Typical accommodations
Physical
accommodations
Wheelchair access
Magnification devices
Larger print
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Examples of accommodations
Most useful tools
Creativity
and willingness
to think outside the box
Partnerships
Be pro-active!
UCSD Award Winning Safety
Program
 Howard
Fawcett Chemical Health and
Safety Award in 2014
 NIOSH Collegiate Safety Award in 2011
Questions? Comments?