From:
Denise Beautreau <deb313**At_Symbol_Here**LEHIGH.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Food accommodations in the laboratory
Date:
Apr 5, 2019 19:14 UTC
Reply-To:
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
Amanda,
My question is how was the accommodation approved (or was it) without/before talking to the lab manager/instructor? It seems to me that there are many lab related accommodations that are not being discussed with the necessary people, meaning those involved in the lab and lab instruction at many institutions from conversations I have had with colleagues. Has any one else noticed this? Should the lab staff/faculty make the first move and talk to disability services regarding these issues? I am an advocate for student accommodations in learning environments but it seems that the line of where we say what is or is not possible regarding laboratories is being pushed further and further and my worry is that we get to the point of a free for all and student safety becomes compromised.
Regards,
Denise
This is a question posed by one of the biology faculty at our school. What is the best way to manage a student with an accommodation for food or beverage in the lab? We have recently had a student with an accommodation to be able to chew gum in one of our labs (in this case an anatomy lab). We were able to work around it in this case, but have ongoing questions about managing these lab situations. Has anyone else addressed similar situations?
Thank you,
Amanda
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Amanda MacPherson
Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator
Physical Sciences Department
York College of Pennsylvania
441 Country Club Road
York, PA 17403
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Denise Beautreau
General Chemistry Laboratory Manager
Lehigh University
Department of Chemistry
Seeley G. Mudd Building
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: 610-758-1585
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." "No one has ever become poor by giving."
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