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Create Higher Quality Digital Materials for Remote Learning
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Replace poor quality photos of print worksheets with scanned PDFs using your iPhone.
Using JAWS in Tandem with a Student
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JAWS Tandem enables "hands-on" remote JAWS training!
School Closures: Emerging Patterns for Students with Visual Impairments
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Reflections from TVIs on the impact of virtual classrooms and remote instruction for students with VIB after the first couple of weeks of school closures.

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How I use the free Socratic app for iOS and Android to get homework help and better understand topics related to science, math, history & English.
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Socratic App Accessibility Review
This workbook series focuses on iOS accessibility features; post #5 is dedicated to the Zoom feature.
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Accessibility Overview Workbook Series 5: Zoom
Check out this cool O&M game by ObjectiveEd!
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Wayfinder: New O&M App!
Preparing teens and young adults for non-driving and exploring low vision driving by Dr. Penny Rosenblum!
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Live Webinars for Non-Drivers!
TVIs, are you looking for tech support and free accessible subscriptions to support your virtual instruction?
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Companies/Organizations Providing Support and Free Subscriptions during School Closure
Try these virtual audio lessons that teach adaptive daily living skills - including basic O&M skills!
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E.A.R.S. - Free ECC Audio Lessons
So your students things they want a guide dog? Join this online workshop!
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Guide Dog Online Workshops for Students
Tips on how to set your Zoom sessions to keep them private.
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How to Keep Your Zoom Meetings Safe
This video tutorial demonstrates how to teach your student to use Screen Recording while using Voiceover
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Remote Instruction Tip: Using Screen Recording to Create Fun Voiceover Activities
Use your library card to access books, movies, music and TV with the Hoopla app.
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Hoopla App Review
This video tutorial demonstrates how to use the built-in screen recording function on your iOS device to support remote student learning.
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Remote Instruction Tip: Using Screen Recording on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to Create Engaging Content
Learn how to probe the polar surface with this hands-on science activity.
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Seeing the Unseen: GLAS Education
Áine Kelly-Costello, a student of Investigative Journalism, Paralympian, writer, and advocate is interviewed by Sienna.
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It's My Job Podcast #5: Áine Kelly-Costello
Ms. Madelyn Stafford, a Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired, is interviewed by Mohammed.
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It's My Job Podcast #4: Madelyn Stafford
Testing common screen readers for navigation in Google Classrooms and a recommendation of the best option, Google ChromeVox
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Using Screen Readers in Google Classrooms
A narrative of how our BVI school quickly chose a Learning Management System for immediate use in this new age of a pandemic.
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Learning Management Systems in the Age of Pandemic

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