Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper Before attending the University of Texas (UT), I took classes on 2 varying campuses at Austin Community College, as did several other blind students. The paths felt safe. The layouts did not require us to share space with cars, bicycles, or other dangerous machines. There were only a […]
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper An unintended but devastating side effect of Universities expanding the use of group projects is the exclusion of the visually impaired. Groups appear ideal, primarily because the role teamwork plays in an employment setting, but in reality, group assignments bring out the worst aspects of the social ‘game’ […]
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper People with visual disabilities earn bachelor’s degrees in all fields at a rate less than half that of people without a disability. In general, there appear to be more blind students at community colleges and smaller universities, and fewer than one might expect to find at larger institutions […]
