Practical classes, including laboratories, studios and workshops

"If material for practical classes were delivered to you sooner than the main body of the class, it would be easier to keep up with the rest."

How does your department identify and accommodate students who are unable to perform practical tasks, e.g. through absence, injury or impairment?
1. Does the way in which the difficulties are addressed aim to maximise the student's independence in the practical work, where this is a goal for other students?
2. What scope is there for providing relevantly comparable alternative work for a student who has an impairment to enable him or her to satisfactorily complete the programme?
What procedure does your department have for taking into account the needs of a range of possible users when buying equipment or refurbishing practical classrooms?
How does your department prepare teaching staff to meet the needs of students who have visual, hearing or other impairments, when required to do so, in the setting of a practical classroom?

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