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Bigger is Not Always Better; Understanding Magnification
Magnifying glass held over four lines with parts of four words and text, "Is Bigger Always Better?"
When is too much magnification detrimental? Is there an alternative?
Create Books for Students with Visual Impairments Using Tactile Materials
Overhead image of young boy "reading" and touching a board book.
Books are for everyone!
Teaching VoiceOver Gestures: 2-Finger Tricks and Tips
Cartoon hand with two fingers extended and text, "VoiceOver Gestures: 2-finger"
Try these tried and true tips when learning VoiceOver gestures or when teaching students/adults 2-finger gestures.

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Looking for a simple and accessible smartphone?
3 colorful Lucia smart phones with a large print screen, 5 simple different shaped buttons and a physical keypad.
Lucia - An Easy-to-Use Cell Phone for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Editing without router buttons!
Orbit Reader 20 refreshable braille display with a 20 cell display.
Editing using the Orbit Reader 20 and iPad
This is the first tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
An adult hand and a child's hand playing the piano with text, " Piano tutorial #1"
Help - I'm Lost! Getting Familiar with the Keyboard
Use the SAS Graphics Accelerator to access planet data and determine which planet is suitable for human life.
photo of student's hands on a computer display an Accelerated chart and text, "Choosing a Habitable Planet"
Choosing a Habitable Planet: Data Analysis Activity
Review your knowledge using tactile charts and apply this knowledge to accessible digital charts!
Image of a bar chart and a pie chart with the text, "Charts and Graphs Skills"
Charts and Graphs Skills Review
A ultra road and trail marathon runner shares her story about running without vision.
Image of marathon runner wearing a "blind" vest holding two hiking poles running on the shoulder of the road.
Batgirl: A Marathon Runner Who is Blind
Print a 3D tactile representation of the iOS virtual rotor!
photo of 3D printed virtual rotor with orange base and white spinnable dial with text, "3D rotor box".
3D Rotor Box
Methodology for teaching piano to the visually impaired, include ear training and hand muscle memory.
Man's hand on a electric piano instructing a youth group in a church in Africa.
What do Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, George Shearing and Art Tatum have in common?
Connect with these YouTube vloggers who share about their visual diagnosis and how it impacts their vision.
2 Cartoon people: One person pulling second person up and over the wall with text, "You are not alone"
You Are Not Alone: Connecting with Others
How and why I use high contrast themes on my Windows 10 computer at my internship with low vision.
Using high contrast themes in Windows 10. www.veroniiiica.com
Using High Contrast Themes in Windows 10
Help this robotic mouse find his cheese!
Photo of Code and Go Activity Set with Robot mouse, tunnels, modified arrow cards, board, activity cards, etc.
Coding Concepts: Code and Go Robot
In the third and final installment in this series, we will look at apps and services for screen sharing.
Join.me, Skype 2, Google Hangout, Splashtop and screen leap logos and text, "From a Distance: Part three Screen Sharing Options"
From a Distance Part 3: Screen Sharing Options
Where does the national shortage of TVIs and schools merge brilliantly? The answer is quite simply, Career Day!
Poster text, "Teachers to Students with Visual Impairments give students the power to Braille," with hand over sim Braille
TVI Career Day: inspiring students to become TVIs
Experiences and suggestions for teaching keyboarding to Pre-K and early elementary BVI students in a group class (computer lab)setting.
Picture of a person's hands typing
Keyboarding for Young Children
WRAL news reports about a company that actively recruits people with disabilities.
Sean Mealin working at his computer in his SAS office, with text, "Recruiting employees with Disabilities".
SAS Recruits Employees with Disabilities
Learn more about Android's low vision features!
Image of home screen on an Android phone with text, "Android Phone Training Videos".
Android Phone Training Videos

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