Allan is in his second year of a Bachelor of Education. Allan is registered with Disability Services as he has dyslexia. Allan's lecturer is aware of Allan's disability and approaches the disability adviser regarding how best to support Allan in his studies.
- The lecturer advises that she usually arranges pop quizzes for the class with little notice. The main impact of Alan's dyslexia is that he often reads and rereads material with little comprehension. As such, Allan requires extra time to read, preferring to use natural reader software where possible. Allowing Allan extra time to complete the in class pop quiz, may be helpful, but may also make Allan feel singled out, as will putting him in another room to use Natural Reader. The disability advisor suggests the lecturer consider allowing the tests to be completed as open book tests outside of class time for all students. The lecturer can provide an electronic copy of the tests to Allan so he can utilise his Natural Reader software at home. The disability advisor also explains to the lecturer that this adjustment to her teaching style will make the class more inclusive as a whole and can assist students, such as those with anxiety and vision impairments.
- The lecturer states she uses a lot of overhead slides when delivering her lecturers and then embellishes with anecdotes and examples during the lecture. Allan finds it difficult to read the slides and cannot then relate what is on the slides to the examples the lecturer is giving. The disability advisor encourages the lecturer to email a copy of the slides to Allan prior to the lecture to allow Allan to read these so he can better grasp what is being taught during the lecture.