[NABS-L] Food for Thought: Time Management Materials for Blind Students

[Tina Hansen]

I think if both of you can swap ideas, that's a good start. However, I'm
thinking beyond one student. What about other college students who are
either entering college just out of high school, or what if they may have
begun college before going blind?

Reading and absorbing content from a textbook will be somewhat different for
blind students, especially if you're relying on nonvisual access to content,
but that's for another post.

So, from my chair here, I see gaps that are not covered by most mainstream
time management books.

How can a blind/visually impaired college student cope with the course load?
How can the student work effectively, knowing that as a blind/visually
impaired student, you may need to absorb textbook information nonvisually?

If you're a blind student dealing with math and science, how can you work
with instructors and other resources to get the work done effectively? How
can you learn to use the technology you need? And how can you do this and
not avoid burnout?

Is it necessary to step back, redirect your course, or find ways ro reduce
the need for a heavy load of math courses, even if you can't drop them
completely?

Today, I've been researching this topic, and so far, the best podcast I've
found is the College Info Geek podcast.

This is also a full web site at

www.collegeinfogeek.com

I do think it's valuable, so please make note of it.

However, as I think about it, there are some concernes unique to blind
college students, and time management is just one of them. Let's keep
thinking about this, and hopefully, we can put something together to help
address this issue. Thanks.