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John's O&M Lesson 4: Analyzing Map Data
photo of Pittsboro courthouse and text, "John's O&M Lesson #4"
How can maps be used to encourage critical thinking? This lesson can be taught remotely!
Social Interaction Skills: A Student's Perspective
Text, "The ECC Social Interaction: a Student's Perspective"
Emma shares her thoughts about the ECC are of social interaction skills.
Virtual Learning Starter Kit: Quick Assist
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Quick Assist provides a simple, free, built-in distance troubleshooting option for vision professionals and students who use Windows computers.

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JAWS and MAGic Student Editions are available to students k-12 in the US on Federal Quota funds.
Screenshot of JAWS subscription and screenshot of MAGic ribbon.
JAWS and MAGic Student Edition Available on Quota Soon!
Smart shoes? What in the world is that?
Woman wearing a smartphone arm band putting on her Lechal running shoe; background is a marked route on Google Maps
Haptic Footwear for Enhancing Independent Travel from Lechal
Information about The Invisible Puzzle app which introduces sonification to students with visual impairments and blindness.
Screenshot of the Invisble Puzzle app: black background with a white circle and Play, Award and Information buttons.
Invisible Puzzle: iOS App
Information about Learning Ally's College Success program, curriculum and mentoriship.
Learning Ally logo: "Learning Ally, Together it's possible"
College Success
Information and strategies on using Uber and Lyft riding sharing apps as a visually impaired rider.
Uber logo ("U" on black background) and Lyft logo ("Lyft" on pink background).
Ride Sharing Apps: Uber and Lyft
Personal experience about learning UEB braille code on the iPhone using the braille screen input.
Holding an iPhone, two hands are typing a "J" using on-screen virtual braille keyboard.
Why My iPhone has Convinced Me to Start learning UEB
Information concerning Microsoft office accessibility feature, Tell Me.
Screenshot of Tell More highlighted on the page's command ribbon.
"Tell Me" feature in Microsoft Office
How accessible if the Amazon Fire?
Image of a hand holding the corner of a Kindle Fire tablet.
Accessibility for Fire: Amazon Fire tablet
An affordable braille reader.
Image of the Orbit, a 20 cell braille reader with Perkins style input keys and buttons.
First Affordable Braille Reader Launched
iOS 9.3 updates.
Apple's symbol for iOS 9.3: multi-colored "9.3"
iOS 9.3 Accessibility Improvements and New Features
A review of Apple's announcements from their spring conference.
A flyer for the Let Us Loop You In conference.
Let Us Loop You In - Apple March Event 2016
Using SAS Gloss, an annotation app, to complete kindergarten coloring worksheets and fill-in-the-blank assignments for students with low vision.
Screenshot of SAS Gloss app showing annotated Baseball Graph worksheet.
Using an Annotation App in the Classroom: Low Vision Students
Exercising the right to vote using accessible voting machines for people who are blind, visually impaired or with other disabilities
AutoMARK ballot marking machine
Voting: A Unique Part of Adulthood
Introducing the BrailleNote Touch, a Google-based braille tablet.
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BrailleNote Touch: Android braille tablet
Check out the new Apple Watch!
Apple Watch displaying a text message.
An Introduction to the Apple Watch
Product review of the new Orion TI-30XS MultiView Talking Scientific Calculator.
Image of a student sitting in a classroom using a calculator.
Orion TI30XS Multiview Talking Scientific Calculator: Product Review

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