{"id":1150,"date":"2026-10-19T14:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/?page_id=1150"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:23:06","slug":"bvi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/bvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) Students in Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190108193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190108193 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 1\">BVI Students in Chemistry<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There has been a reported lack of blind and visually impaired (BVI) students pursuing careers in the sciences, even more so in chemistry <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Supalo et al., 2016)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This may be caused by the barriers faced by BVI students pursuing education in chemistry such as difficulty receiving equitable laboratory education <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Supalo et al., 2016)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, difficulty of schools receiving specialized accessible equipment <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Neppel et al., 2005)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and pushback from others for wanting to learn science <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Hamann, 2023)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The literature reveals some barriers faced by BVI students, and the importance of interactions between the BVI student, instructors, peers, and themselves. The aim for this project is to more completely identify the barriers, accommodations, and the perceptions towards BVI chemists by faculty, peers, and the BVI chemists themselves to identify potential reasons for the low number of BVI chemists and to identify potential areas of future research to address the inaccessibility of the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1176 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/BVI-Figure.jpg\" alt=\"A diagram showing a BVI Student at the center, connected by two-way arrows to Peers, Faculty, and Themselves.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/BVI-Figure.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/BVI-Figure-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Research Aims<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4319428 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4319428 BCX0\">Further explore the barriers faced by BVI students in chemistry<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further explore the interactions between BVI students and stakeholders in education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further explore successful accommodations for BVI students in chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investigate the perceptions of others towards BVI chemists<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Identify reasons for low numbers of BVI students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Identify future areas of research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Project Team<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1161 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Jarah-1x1-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"A man with glasses wearing a blue suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Jarah-1x1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Jarah-1x1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Jarah-1x1-1.png 438w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Jarah Dreamerson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jarah Dreamerson completed his undergraduate thesis in Chemical Education modifying an esterification reaction teaching lab to be accessible to blind and visually impaired students. He is continuing this field of research in making chemistry accessible for BVI students in the Saitta lab, with a focus on identifying barriers and perceptions of BVI chemistry students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-734 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"No photo available.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric-575x575.jpg 575w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/ucf-CM-knightstatue-geometric.jpg 833w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Diego Rodriguez-Sandoval<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diego Rodriguez-Sandoval is currently working with Jarah Dreamerson transcribing and analyzing interviews as part of the BVI project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1129 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair smiles in front of a metal sculpture.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey-575x575.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/10\/Kira-Garvey.jpeg 1979w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Kira Garvey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kira Garvey is an undergraduate research student. She is working on creating an outreach project which will give people the opportunity to see how blind and visually impaired people can participate in chemistry. The purpose of the project is to challenge the perception that chemists rely on sight to perform experiments and analyze data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-215 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/saittalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/07\/Erin-Saitta-e1706894665297-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Saitta\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Erin Saitta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Erin Saitta has over a decade of experience in faculty professional development and evidence-based curricular design where she specializes in GTA training, inquiry-based instruction, and collaborative action research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Alumni<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CJ Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Related Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW54072052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW54072052 BCX0\">Dreamerson<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54072052 BCX0\">, J. T., Saitta, E. K. H. The Current State of Literature on the Education of Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) Students in Chemistry and STEMM in Higher Education.\u202f<em>Journal of Chemical Education<\/em> (2025) 102(8), 3142\u20133149. DOI:\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW54072052 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jchemed.5c00269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW54072052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54072052 BCX0\">10.1021\/acs.jchemed.5c00269<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW54072052 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BVI Students in Chemistry There has been a reported lack of blind and visually impaired (BVI) students pursuing careers in the sciences, even more so in chemistry (Supalo et al., 2016). 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