Search Paths to Technology
Current search
Your search includes these terms:
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/...
Hey everybody, this is now my second post in a new "Virtual Learning Starter Kit" series of posts that I hope to continue with over the course of the school...
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...
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...
In recent times, there has been a huge increase in the use of video conferencing software. So many educators and other professionals have been required to...
During COVID-19 school closures, Amazon has made their books and audio stories for children and students of all ages FREE - no subscription! Books can be...
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...
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...
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...
WebAIM is a non-profit organization with a mission to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills...
Screenreader Comparisons
Since I have recently fielded several inquiries from parents and/or students about which screenreader to obtain/use, this review...
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...
Accessing the web is a critical component in today's classroom. WebAIM's goal is to help make the web more accessible to individuals with disabilities by...
Developers continuously work on improving their software. Windows 10 (May 2019 release) has numerous accessibility improvements including:
Bigger, brighter...
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...
Sam is a tech support agent at the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk, where he answers calls from customers who are blind or have low-vision calling through the...
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...
Windows 10 Insiders share information about Windows 10 Build 18298 and the upcoming major Windows 10 upgrade. Windows Insiders is a program for Windows users...
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...
WebbIE is a freely available text-only web browser for the visually impaired. WebbIE browses web pages, searches the web, allows for filling in forms,...
Office Lens converts print to accessible digital materials. Office Lens is the built-in camera available in OneNote (a Microsoft Office 365 product) that...
Narrator is the native Windows 10 screen reader. With the recent release of Windows 10 (version 1809), comes improvements in Narrator and a new Narrator User...
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...
Pages
