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Behind Every Great Student Stands a Great Parent
A young girl holding hands with her mother and father walking down a road.
Tips from parents who have raised extraordinary kids with visual impairments.
Tech Standards for Students with VIB: What's Happening
Cartoon image of two teachers standing behind a student who is using a computer; text: "Tech Standards"
How does your student/school/district's tech skills compare to others across the country?
Kodu-Programming as a Creative Medium
Screenshot of Kodu programming interface
Kodu, a visual programming tool used to teach basic coding with the use of blocks and pictures.

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Kodu, a visual programming tool used to teach basic coding with the use of blocks and pictures.
Screenshot of Kodu programming interface
Kodu-Programming as a Creative Medium
The Canute 360 is available NOW!
Photo of Canute 360 braille e-reader and text, "Canute 360"
Canute 360: Multi-Line Braille e-Reader
How and why I use accessible voting machines in local, state, and federal elections with visual impairment/low vision
How I use Accessible Voting Machines with low vision. www.veroniiiica.com
How I Use Accessible Voting Machines with Low Vision
See what's new and know that the old version has a limited shelf life!
Chrome logo and text "Chromebook; ChromeVox Update"
New ChromeVox OS
How to make accessible copies of educational posters for students with low vision, blindness, or other print disabilities.
How to create accessible classroom posters for students with visual impairments. www.veroniiiica.com
How to Create Accessible Classroom Posters for Students with Visual Impairments
Introducing dictation to an emerging reader and writer.
Photo of Aeden dictating on his iPad, image of dictation symbol and text, "Dictation"
Aeden's Journey on the iPad: Part 6 Dictation
Here is an accessible astronomy activity that demonstrates how CCD Cameras capture the light of images of objects in space.
An astronomer with 2 high school students exploring a tactile model of light captured by a CCD Camera. "Accessible Astronomy"
Accessible Astronomy: Catch the Light! CCD Cameras
Comma activity to practice grammar skills and tech skills (navigating a table and navigating to add commas).
Screenshot of Where Do Commas belong? worksheet with fun sentences with missing commas like, "Let's eat Grandma!"
Where Do Commas Belong? Grammar Activity
Confused by all the Apple terminology?
Desktop with Apple Computer, iPhone and open manual with text, "Speak Apple"
Introduction to VoiceOver on a Mac
How (and why) do you provide feedback when field testing a Beta version of an iOS app?
Screenshot of TestFlight email invitation to field test Beta version of CodeQuest.
Field Test an iOS App (TestFlight and CodeQuest apps)
Learn more about Siri!
Image of a face in profile talking and sound waves with text, "Siri"
Accessibility Overview Workbook Series 3: Siri
This blog provides guidance for TVIs who will have a student in elementary science.
The life cycle of a frog is shown
Preparing for an Elementary-Aged Science Student
This blog provides practical steps to prepare for a student with Visual Impairment entering a middle school life science class.
Food web showing different animals and plants in the food chain.
Preparing for a Middle School Life Science Student
Learn to be a scientist with Project POEM (Project-based Opportunities and Exploration of Mentorship)!
Photo of smiling woman and student wearing hard hats and reflective vests and text, "POEM: Science Camp"
Project POEM: Science Summer Program for Students with Visual Impairments
Apply now for this STEM summer camp!
NFB Logo and photo of students working on a STEM structure; text, "Engineering Summer Program"
NFB's Engineering Quotient (EQ) Program
This camp is all about fun, friends, dogs and building independence!
8 teenagers holding hands and jumping into the air with text, "Leader Dog Summer Camp"
Leader Dog Summer Camp

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