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Summer Journals and Experience Books: Horseback Riding
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Create lasting memories with journaling and/or emerging/early reader books about your child!
Headphone/Earbuds Hearing Safety
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Your BLV student regularly wears earbuds to hear his/her screen reader. Is he/she at risk?
Bird Song Book and Bird-Related Activities
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Can your student identify birds by their song or characteristics?

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Recorded webinar demonstrating how a blind or low vision user can create digital charts, graphs and maps using the SAS Graphics Accelerator.
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How BLV Users Can Create Digital Accessible Maps
Want to see the Mantis Q40 in action? Check out these informative and easy-to follow tutorials!
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Mantis Q40 Video Tutorials
Learn all about the Chromebook accessibility!
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Chromebook Accessibility Training Program: ACVREP
How to use the iOS Markup tool to annotate PDFs and images, and how I use it with low vision and AT such as Zoom, VoiceOver, and Guided Access.
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Using the iPad Markup Tool with Low Vision
Savor the summer with these hot stories!
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Summer Reading with Bookshare: Smart Speakers and Human-Narrated Audiobooks
Learn how to "speed up" your student's listening, reading, and processing skills and the positive impact this has on students!
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Auditory Speed Reading: From a TSVI's Perspective
What are YOUR experiences working with PreK-5th grade Braille readers to develop graphic literacy skills?
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Graphic Literacy Skills: Survey
An adult with CVI and right hemianopia explains her challenges and how she copes with these challenges.
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Nicola McDowell: My CVI Journey
Build a perch for Harry and watch students learn to collaborate!
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Help Harry Project: A STEM Teamwork Activity
Use this engaging app to improve your students letter recognition and handwriting skills!
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Using the Writing Wizard App with Students Who Are Low Vision and Have CVI
Embrace these engaging and efficient teaching styles that incorporate slide presentations and documents into the classroom.
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Teaching Styles: Creativity, Written Expression & Collaboration
Here are my tips to make proofreading feedback accessible for low vision, perfect for English class or writing a research paper.
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Tips to Make Proofreading Feedback Accessible for Low Vision
Jose interviews Richard Rueda, digital content manager at APH CareerConnect.
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It's My Job Podcast #27: Richard Rueda
Does your student know how to give a presentation while listening to a screen reader?
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Students: How to PRESENT a Presentation
Project INSPIRE's popular Nemeth in a Box is a free virtual program for middle school students!
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Nemeth in a Box: Summer 2022
Share this opportunity to master business-related tech skills with high school graduates!
"Career Launch@Perkins. Register now for Business Tech Bootcamp: Microsoft & Google Suite training for blind & low vision adults
Perkins Career Launch Virtual Business Tech Bootcamps

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