Assistive Technology
Seeing two of everything can be overwhelming. Here are ten things that I do to help minimize the effects of my double vision, and why.
Teach self-advocacy skills with this Help Menu lesson!
Students, let your voice be heard! Please participate in this screen reader survey.
Try this picture technology as a fun way to take a break from keeping eyes fixated on a screen.
Take a quick glimpse of these charts using your ears. What???
Not a perfect speller/typist? Learn how to use this spell checker tool!
This is the second tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
This installment is about the 5th generation of the Focus Blue series from Freedom Scientific (Vispero).
Looking for a simple and accessible smartphone?
This is the first tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
Use the SAS Graphics Accelerator to access planet data and determine which planet is suitable for human life.
Review your knowledge using tactile charts and apply this knowledge to accessible digital charts!
Methodology for teaching piano to the visually impaired, include ear training and hand muscle memory.
Connect with these YouTube vloggers who share about their visual diagnosis and how it impacts their vision.
How and why I use high contrast themes on my Windows 10 computer at my internship with low vision.
In the third and final installment in this series, we will look at apps and services for screen sharing.
Where does the national shortage of TVIs and schools merge brilliantly? The answer is quite simply, Career Day!
Experiences and suggestions for teaching keyboarding to Pre-K and early elementary BVI students in a group class (computer lab)setting.
UEB Online’s new Braille mathematics program introduces students to Braille mathematical symbols and expressions.
Teach coding concepts using familiar stories. Learning to separate 'turn' and 'move forward' commands.
The Refreshabraille 18 has a unique feature that allows users to flip the braille display, enabled with a quick shortcut.
It's alive! A behind-the-scenes look at how your favorite bookstore books get converted to accessible formats.
Building mental maps starts with room familiarization and then then the world!
In this 2nd of 3 posts on the topic, two iOS note-taking apps are compared, and the pros and cons of each are discussed.
In the first of three posts on this topic, the use of two note-taking applications for iOS devices is discussed.
Coding has gone mainstream! No coding experience necessary! Participants will learn about at least three unplugged coding activities.
Do you enjoy playing and creating music on a keyboard? Check this out!
Need image descriptions to Bookshare books? Here's how!
How I take selfies with my friends using assistive technology. Great for smartphone users!
This article is the second in a three part series featuring ways for students to access classroom materials at a distance.
How to choose a desktop background or wallpaper with old contrast for low vision users.
Teach coding concepts and math concepts using familiar stories. This activity focuses on teaching grid skills, choosing the shortest route and numbering.
How I learned to navigate my internship building with and without my blindness cane and human guides.
A brief examination of a couple of websites that offer accessible, online text only games.
Have you tried these tech tools in the classroom?
This article is the first in a three-part series featuring ways for students to access classroom materials at a distance.
How my friends and I organize our iPad home screens with folders, pages and varying levels of sight.
Once you have opened up a program, you will want to know how to navigate around its menu bars.
Directly copy and paste files from Google Drive to the internal drive on the BrailleSense Polaris.
One-handed braille entry is possible if you have a BrailleNote Apex paired with a Windows Computer!
Educators can now create their own accessible images using this the Vital software!
I'm not faking my vision impairment, here are seven places I don't use my blindness can and why.
Here is the third Ballyland Coding App - are you ready for a new challenge?