Biology and Inclusive Education: How can they work together?
The C.L.A.S.S. project is an NSF-funded program for Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students that constitutes a collaboration between the Department of Biological Sciences and the Office of Disability Services. Wright State University, which was built in 1967 to be completely accessible, has a large population of students with disabilities. The Department of Biological Sciences has developed laboratory curriculum for introductory non-majors that is universally accessible. The C.L.A.S.S. project has enabled us to disseminate these materials nationwide through: (1) development of a Source Book for science educators (grades 7 and beyond) that addresses the major disabilities and associated accommodations (2) development of accessible laboratory exercises covering the major concepts in biological sciences and (3) human resource development during the C.L.A.S.S. summer workshop where educators work with high school students with profound physical disabilities to adapt laboratory exer
