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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/...
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...
Students with visual impairments and blindness are successfully using technology in the classroom and it is exciting to see how technology has a positive...
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...
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 these related articles on touch typing skills and resources:
Starting from Scratch: Where Do I Start When Teaching My Visually Impaired...
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,...
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As a visual user of the computer, I use a mouse to move a visual cursor around the screen to click on different items on...
Facebook is a popular social media website first developed by Mark Zuckerberg while he was a student at Havard in 2004. Registered Facebook users create...
In the first article in this two part series entitled Technology Assessment: Components of a Meaningful Technology Assessment, we looked at reasons to conduct...
Microsoft OneNote is a digital notebook that enables you to capture, organize and share information. For general information on OneNote and how to get started...
Tech savvy classroom teachers in the 21st Century are using Google Forms, Sheets and Flubaroo (add-on) to create, grade and tests, including weekly spelling...
As educators, our primary job when teaching screen reader skills to students is to teach the basic gestures (tablets), keyboard commands and/or braille display...
Over the years, WebAim has facilitated surveys about the preferences of screen reader users. The 7th survey, which was done in October 2017, received 1,792...
New features for Fall Creators Update
Like JAWS and NVDA, keyboard help is now available in Narrator. Press Caps+1 to turn on or off. This feature tells you...
Most students - and teachers - use mainstream keyboard shortcut commands to quickly navigate and interact with a computer. Keyboard shortcut commands, such as...
This article will attempt to provide you with some ideas for using magnets as a tactile representative of computer concepts.
First, let me alleviate a concern...
Reading is a passion of mine. I love it! There are many resources out there for visually impaired/blind people. I use a lot of these sources. Here are just a...
This article explains how to introduce a student - particularly a young student - to using a screen reader. Sharon demonstrates several fun activities and the...
Microsoft's website has a comprehensive guide to the built-in accessibility features for users who are visually impaired or blind. Learn what options are...
Narrator is the built-in screen reader for Windows. Microsoft's website includes information on how to start Narrator, various Narrator settings, gestures and...
