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Microsoft Teams is one of several popular learning platforms students and vision professionals are learning to use to learn and interact together in a virtual/...
Finding Solutions
Students in today's classrooms are using digital educational materials - especially now with remote instruction, online courses and virtual...
This post was updated on July 3, 2020.
Summary
This post explains how to create non-visual digital maps that contain points of interest such as intersections...
Zoom is becoming a leader in video conferencing worldwide and features an accessible interface for use by people who are visually impaired. Zoom can be used...
As each state embarks on providing remote instruction to students, many companies are providing free training through video conferencing and webinars, as well...
Using Screen Readers in Google Classrooms
This post is related to a previous post Learning Management Systems in the Age of Pandemic. Our school decided to use...
Learning Management Systems for the BVI in the Age of Pandemic
With the new forced paradigm in this world of distance learning, our school, like almost every...
This is a perfect time for students with visual impairments to learn and master new tech skills; having strong tech skills will have a significant, lasting...
Students with visual impairments and blindness are successfully using technology in the classroom and it is exciting to see how technology has a positive...
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed several unique tech-related skills that students with visual impairments need to fully interact with and understand math...
As educators, we often teach basic reading skills, such as identifying letters, words, building vocabulary and spelling. However, when was the last time you...
The Active Braille is a forty-cell refreshable braille display with cursor router keys, a Perkin’s style keyboard, two triple action keys, and two spacebar...
How do you start teaching digital literacy skills to young students who are learning technology? Memorizing a list of commands is B-O-R-I-N-G!
How about...
This is the second post in the screen reader for low vision series. The first post, Screen Reader for Low Vision Students? Includes common indicators that a...
For a variety of reasons, students who have functional vision are often resistant to using a screen reader. Should these students be introduced to a screen...
In this post, I am going to build upon the basic navigation skills outlined in my previous JAWS Topics post. We will be providing some information on how to...
In order to become an independent screen reader user on the computer, you will need to know how to navigate. Today, I will discuss the most basic skills for...
NOTE: Please see other posts in this series including
So Many Braille Displays Part One (focusing on the Brailliant BI 40 and BI 80 models)
So Many Braille...
Just as there are many types of books to read, there are also many reasons to read. Reading a textbook or technical article for school/work requires full...
Educational content is strategicially organized and formatted into sections. This helps readers to quickly find specific things and to mentally organize the...
NOTE: Please see these related articles on touch typing skills and resources:
Starting from Scratch: Where Do I Start When Teaching My Visually Impaired...
Let the student drive
It is important to let your student be the person interacting with the device during practice sessions. The ability to control when...
Use content that fascinates
The most important criterion for choosing content that your student will use to practice reading speed is the degree to which the...
Before we discuss tools, I must clarify that our goal is to increase your student’s auditory reading speed. Residual vision should not be used during this...
Excel Accessibility: Screenreader speaking of Row and Column Headers in Excel
Since I was assigned to teach a class this spring semester that is graphics...
This series on increasing auditory reading speed is based on a master-apprentice model. In this case, successful professionals with visual impairments like me...
Today is a special day, because thousands of students from all around the world are going to be introduced to computer science for the first time with Hour of...
My personal perspective
When I was in elementary school, I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). I hated to read because of RP. I had a great deal of...
Office Lens converts print to accessible digital materials. Office Lens is the built-in camera available in OneNote (a Microsoft Office 365 product) that...
Hey it’s Esteban, and thanks for watching my video tutorial. This second video describes how to use customize the Accelerator using the “options” menu. Enjoy...
EquatIO is a math extension that makes math digital. Type, handwrite, dictate, or simply copy a printed math equation; EquatIO converts these math equations...
I was introduced to Braille in elementary school when we knew I had a visual impairment that was impacting my ability to read, but we didn’t have a diagnosis....
Facebook is a popular free social networking website where people can create profiles, share information, share photos and respond to information posted by...
The Windows Right-Click Context Menu There is a plethora of keyboard shortcuts that are available for the visually impaired to utilize on a Windows operating...
Many different options for beautiful backgrounds that stand out so the world stands up and cheers.
Editor's Note: This video tutorial demonstrates how to...
Top grades for lessons require labeling of your Excel graph. This lessons shows you how to do it quickly using a screen reader.
Combine with 3D objects or a draftsman tool kit where needed then let your student fly with math lessons using Excel - with screen reader commands.
Perform any task creating a graph for math using Excel. Combine with a draftsman tool for young students so they understand the concepts then watch them fly...
Complete the most complicated math graphs using excel then move the graph right into your word document to complete math work quickly and with beauty and grace...
In recent times, I have been exploring a variety of virtual resources that libraries make available to library cardholders for free, inspired by one of my...
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