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Introducing the Orbit Teacher Platform
Image of Orbit Braille Display and tablet with "Teach" in print; text, "Interactive Braille Lessons"
This unique platform enables teachers in inclusive classrooms to interact seamlessly with blind students.
Creating Student Portfolio Webpages for VI and O&M Using Adobe Spark Page
drawing of a computer with video symboled and lines of text along with print, " Creating Student Portfolio"
Learn about student portfolios!
Screen Reader Tech Activities: Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
Glad I am not a turkey poem.
Using holiday poems to teach technology skills.

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How does excess carbon dioxide in the air impact coral reefs?
coral reef and fish
The impact of excess carbon dioxide on coral reefs
There are many accessible audio CD sets on the market designed to teach bird sounds.
a bird sitting on a branch
Resources for Learning Bird Sounds
Why do birds make all those pretty sounds, especially in the spring? Is it because they are happy that the weather will soon turn warm?
a bird in a tree singing
Why do birds sing?
Birding, or what was once commonly known as bird watching, refers to observation and identification of birds in their natural habitats.
illustration of a goldfinch
Birding By Ear
You may have now, or will have in the future, a student with a visual disability in your classroom. Where do you turn for help and support?
A Perkins student holds a turtle as science teacher Kate Fraser looks on.
Helping Students with Visual Impairments "See" Science
Since the fall of 2006, Perkins has been part of a collaboration with the world renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Amy Bower
Meet Amy Bower, a Physical Oceanographer with a Visual Impairment

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