The first post in this series, Creating Digital Images for Tactile Graphics Machines Part 1, we learned how to trace and/or mark up an image of worksheet or...
TVI Lisha Yoch shares how to use the card game War to reinforce the math concepts greater than, less than and equals. Choosing the right deck of cards is...
We know that students need tactile graphics to learn new concepts and we have been looking at a variety of tools used to create tactile graphics. (See Tactile...
As an educator, I am always seeking information about how to make digital resources accessible for students who rely on a screen reader or who need low vision...
The very first set of NaviLens tags designed to help create Super Flashcards is now available free from Teachers Pay Teachers thanks to the generosity of the...
I often receive emails from TVIs (and students) who are new to MacOS and VoiceOver. Yes, learning a new system with a screen reader can be overwhelming! There...
Teacher's Pet Online is a free, accessible tool to create and share practice materials, quizzes and tests. The tool works with your platform's screen reader...
College Success @ Perkins presents "Tech, Literacy and Educational Equity: Exploring What's Next and Necessary for College-Aspiring Learners with Blindness and...
Updated July 10th with best practices for major cities such as New York City.
Planning a trip? As things start to open back up, many families are planning get...
When I was in middle school, I began to experience academic ableism in the classroom, primarily from my teachers. While I was fortunate to have many wonderful...
Despite our very limited abilities to travel to distant objects in outer space that can be thousands of light years — if not millions or billions of light...
Drawing engages your student's imagination to become more active. Each time he/she draws or creates, they access their imagination and make physical...
Added in iOS 14, "On-Device Dictation" enables the user to dictate "on the device" meaning that the processing of voice dictation is no longer on the cloud but...
Updated June 24, 2021 (Original post was published April 2021)
One thing that has been obvious during the pandemic is that even young students need to be up...
Graphs are used to present information in a simple way and are used to easily compare information.
“Graphing is an important math tool. It is a simple way to...
"Work smart not harder!" That has to be my motto after working from home during the pandemic. One classic tool that many TVIs are taking advantage of - now...
APH's free braille translation program has received a significant update! Braille Blaster now has 6-key entry mode rather than a dialog. Also improvements with...
Welcome to episode number nineteen of the It’s My Job podcast. In this episode of It's My Job, Cheyenne, a student from Colorado, interviews Ms. Sajja Koirala...
We can explore the X-ray universe, a kind of light that no human can ever naturally see. Since human eyes cannot detect X ray light, we have to translate it...
Release June 14, 2021:
Success Beyond Sight, (SBS), a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, has created a FREE National Registry for TSVIs/TVIs (NRTSVI) to empower...
EdGames Expo Special Education Showcase video is a combination effort between AEM Center at CAST and Bridge Multmedia. This 1-hour documentary-style video...
In the first Spatial Tech Standards post, we learned various hands-on activities and apps that can be used to teach spatial terms. This post will focus on the...
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA’s Great Observatories, along with the Hubble Space Telescope. Chandra detects X-ray light from very hot (millions...
This lesson can be adapted to ANY age group. Yes, a three year old can learn about abstract art and start learning artist names. It’s all about exposure. But...
An accessible digital project to help connect users - particularly those who are blind, have low vision, or have different learning needs - with the science of...
The other day, one of my friends texted me with an urgent question asking how to request accessible textbooks in college. Their professor had just announced...
Hello Everyone! It has been a while but this is the last installment of the Space Telescope Science Institute Astronify Group’s videos about sonification. If...
Are you a college student who reads braille? Have you taken a college STEM course? If so, we would like to hear from you!
We are currently recruiting for a...
How many of your students fully embrace their cane? At any point in time, this question will popup on social media or in a live discussion among educators and/...
Calling BVI high school artists! Make art about astronomy and outer space to be enjoyed by a blind audience!
We want your help sharing astronomy data using...
Updated July 14, 2021 to include the recording of this amazing webinar!
The Perkins College Success program is sponsoring the free Tech, Literacy and...
Critical thinking goes beyond memorization, encouraging students to connect the dots between concepts, solve problems, think creatively, and apply knowledge in...
The recent JAWS and Fusion update includes support for reading math equations. The following is from Freedom Scientific's website:
Braille Math Editor
JAWS...
With the US opening up after COVID, people are beginning to travel again or to think about traveling. Guide Dogs for the Blind and Seeing Eye have created a...
As the school year comes to an end there is a group of researchers who want to collect reflections from many individuals involved in the education of children...
Do you have a braille student who is or will soon be taking geometry? Here is a free opportunity to brush up on your TVI-related geometry skills in order to...
Paths to Technology regularly receives questions about one-handed keyboards and/or keyboards for students with motor issues such as Cerebral Palsy. Please note...
Welcome to episode number eighteen of the It’s My Job podcast. In this episode of It's My Job, Madison from Iowa interviews Sharon Strzalkowski. Sharon has a ...
Going somewhere new? What is the first thing you do? Open your favorite map app and learn about the area and preplan your route. But, what do you do if you are...
Verbal descriptions have been used by museums for years to connect visually impaired art lovers with their collections. But the descriptions are usually...
