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Tactile images and adapting images to make them accessible in raised line form can be difficult hurtles, not to mention the time consumption they entail....
I recently presented on AT and CVI for Perkins CVI Now. Assistive technology for children with CVI is a personal passion area of mine. Unfortunately, there is...
It can be challenging to think of age-appropriate activities for students with CVI or for students who had additional disabilities. Jessica McDowell, TVI...
Students giggle as Squeaky rolls in the sand, slides through the mud, plays in paint and more! How dirty can Squeaky get? Stay Still Squeaky is a cute auditory...
Do you have a student who uses a Freedom Scientific device? Showcase your student's success by entering him/her into this contest!
K-12 students in the United...
I wanted to share a success story with remote learning. Last year I had a 3rd grader with no functional vision that I was trying to teach Braille to. He also...
Update: The Lesson Library is now LIVE under the Paths to Technology Resource Library. Here is the direct link to the Lesson Library. Note: The Lesson Library...
Teaching a child to tell time and about clocks is an evolution. It happens throughout their childhood. First, you tell a toddler statements like, “it’s nap...
The Access and Engagement Survey examined the impact of COVID-19 on the education of students birth-21 with visual impairments, their families, and...
While looking for public fall-themed educational activities, I came across Kids Listen, podcasts for kids. Kids Listen is unique in that all the content is...
It is common to believe that a child who does not perform in school does not try hard enough. However, the reasons for this difficulty can be much deeper....
Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) quietly and unobtrusively teach within the gen ed classroom. Subtle verbal or physical prompts are often needed to...
The lesson is a jumping off point to become a unit done in days, weeks, and course of the year however necessary. Never take a lesson and end it, keep it going...
This time of remote instruction has been difficult for our students, families, and teachers. I am trying desperately to meet the needs of my students the best...
A seventh game has been added to Accessibyte Arcade! Users can now play an accessible version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. This version is fully audible, highly...
As we all get ready to go back to school, especially with either the reality or potentiality of teaching virtually from a distance, many of us are having to...
Finding Solutions
Students in today's classrooms are using digital educational materials - especially now with remote instruction, online courses and virtual...
It's the Law!
As school is ending all across the country, this is a good time to take stock of what we accomplished this school year and what we want to...
Get #AllInTogether for Summer Reading
Are you looking for fun and EASY ways to keep your child or students learning this summer?
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My multiply impaired student transitioned to middle school last year and had lots of trouble with all the changes. He refused to read braille in class with his...
Who knew that these CVI-friendly videos were so simple to make?!? All you need is a little imagination, PowerPoint and two free web applications. These web...
For remote instruction, my student with multiple disabilities and CVI receives materials via Google Classroom. Service providers post short videos of fine...
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Ballyland Keyboarding for desktop and laptop computers is a unique software designed to enable...
As teachers of the visually impaired, we are always looking for efficient and inexpensive ways to adapt materials for our students with CVI. This is...
Since learning has gone online in most places across the country, I am getting many questions about what the best Chromebook setup is for a student with low...
For some of the practice problems in my classes, I have to draw graphs or plot points by hand, a task that can be difficult as a person with low vision and...
We have had so much fun and developed so many friendships through the Virtual ExCEL Academy this spring! The American Printing House for the Blind is ready to...
It seems that many teachers and educational administrators’ daily lives now consist of a substantial amount of time researching and testing technological...
We hope you will participate in a survey to help us better understand the challenges and successes students with visual impairments, including those with...
Remote instruction has been challenging for educators and families with students who require unique learning materials, such as students with CVI. Full of...
Vision providers all across the country are getting creative about providing remote instruction to students with visual impairments. One barrier some providers...
As we all begin providing remote instruction to students with visual impairments, we may find it challenging to meet the needs of our students with CVI and...
With the recent - and sudden! - school closures due to COVID-19, educators are scrambling to create materials that can be used at home. TVIs have diverse...
Background
Currently there are many students all across the United States with CVI recieving remote video instruction from classroom teachers and specialists...
Students are creating videos to use in multimedia presentations in early elementary school. While tech standards vary across the country, by 4th or 5th grade,...
Book Creator is a simple tool that educators, family members, and students frequently use to create fun digital books. Book Creator's latest update included...
Music and sound effects play at just the right time as you read APH's The Littlest Pumpkin tactile book, bringing the book to life! Accompanying sound effects...
In first grade, my student has been learning to visually read lists of sight words. In braille, she practices reading some of the same high frequency words, as...
If you have attend a conference in the last year or so, you have probably met Marty Schultz, founder of the Blindfold apps and co-founder of ObjectiveEd. Marty...
When students with visual impairments attend school, their needs are different from the general population in several areas. As students transition into...
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