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Student Name: Asha MahabirStudent I.D.: 92059981
Faculty: Humanities and EducationCourse Code: EDSL 0104
Course Title: Special Services for AdolescentsLecturer: Dr. Dennis Conrad
Assignment:
Design an “ideal” library space that will meet the needs of the students in your school.
Special needs students are those who are disabled, or at risk for developing problems as well as those who are gifted and talented.
High Incidence Low Incidence
Mental Retardation Autism
Speech or Language Disorders Moderate,
Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Attention Deficit Disorders Sensory
Learning Disorders Hearing and Visual Impairments
Orthopedic Impairments
Epilepsy and AIDS
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cerebral Palsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Developmental Delay
Disability Number of Student
Attention Deficit Disorder 5
Emotional/ Behavioral Disorderno actual figure could be provided but there are quite a few students with this problem
Bipolar Disorder 1
Epilepsy 1
Cerebral Palsy 1
Multiple Sclerosis 1
Visual Impairment 1
Asthma 3
Diabetes 1
At Risk due to poverty 127
At Risk due to having no parents 1Source: Personal ResearchThere is a total School population of 768 students
LIBRARY CHALLENGES
One of the major challenges to special needs students is presented by the physical aspects of the Library, – both in its location as well as its layout.
With respect to the Library’s Collection there is no equipment and just one or two resources that can be accessed by the physically disabled
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL
Physical infrastructure that caters to special needs students and staff needs to be constructed. These should include ramps and lifts, specific bathrooms to accommodate wheelchair access and also designated parking spaces for the physically disabled.
The school be provided with at least one Safety officer, one Nurse and one Guidance Counselor.
Routine and ongoing eye and hearing tests as well as vaccinations.
School lunches should also cater for those students who are diabetic.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LIBRARY
The Library needs to be moved to a ground floor and the layout needs to be re-designed according to the guidelines of the Universal Design for School Libraries -a wide entrance and exit, wide paths through tables and chairs, wheelchair accessible tables and study carrels and low shelving. The number of qualified Library Staff must be increased so that all clients will be able to be provided with professional services - a reference service that includes Library Staff retrieving materials for clients who are unable to do so or assisting with photocopying services.
With reference to the Library’s collection, when purchasing materials and equipment the Librarian and School Administration must include items that are accessible to meeting the needs of all clients.
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Special Needs in Inclusive Settings (5th Edition) (5 ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
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Management and Colleague Support (2nd ed.). London: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing.
School Libraries Division. (1999). Standards for Secondary School Library Media Centres.
Couva: School Libraries Division.
National Universal Design for Learning Taskforce. (n.d.). National Universal Design for Learning
Task Force. Universal Design for Learning. Retrieved March 12, 2010, from http://www.udl4allstudents.com
Zambone, A., & Jones, J. (2010). Special ED101 for School Librarians. School Library Monthly,
XXVI(6), 19-22.