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Personally, I am a little baffled by the gum chewing accommodation. In terms of eating and drinking during a lab, I have always had labs in both academic and work environments in which there is a small table sitting just outside of the lab on which you can place food/drink items. At reasonable points during an experiment, people can pop just outside the door and eat/drink, then return to lab with virtually no disruption to lab work. While teaching in labs, I have always left my water bottle just outside the door of the lab and made sure I had removed gloves and washed hands before popping outside of the lab, and taught my students to follow the same practice.
On Apr 5, 2019, at 3:14 PM, Denise Beautreau <deb313**At_Symbol_Here**LEHIGH.EDU> wrote: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,DeniseOn Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 2:50 PM Amanda MacPherson <amacpherson**At_Symbol_Here**ycp.edu> wrote:--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchasThis 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--Amanda MacPhersonChemistry Laboratory CoordinatorPhysical Sciences DepartmentYork College of Pennsylvania441 Country Club RoadYork, PA 17403----- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchasDenise BeautreauGeneral Chemistry Laboratory ManagerLehigh UniversityDepartment of ChemistrySeeley G. Mudd Building6 E Packer AveBethlehem, PA 18015Phone: 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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