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Teaching the CodeQuest App to Students who are Visually Impaired
Screenshot of CodeQueest app, with a path through 3x5 maze and text, "Teaching CodeQuest"
Coding concept games are navigating through a maze; how can students with visual impairments access digital mazes?
Google Maps Offers Voice Guidance for Visually Impaired Users
cartoon image of a hand holding a smart phone displaying a map and Point of Interest marker.
Google Maps, a web-based service that provides detailed information about geographical regions and navigation now has voice guidance.
Sequencing Coding Concept Activities
images of Sphero, Code & Go Mouse, Botley, and three arrow cards with the text, "Coding Concepts"
What to do, when? Order of coding concept activities and skills.
CATIS: Assistive Technology Devices
Student using assistive technologies

Earn ACVREP/CATIS credits through this collection of our AT tutorials

Trick-or-Treat Orientation Activity
4 year old dressed as a cow walking with cane and 5 year old dressed as a witch, with text, "Trick-or-treat Orientation Activity
Here is a fun orientation lesson for October!
Ten Things to Know About Going to College with a Blindness Cane
Tent things to know about going to college with a blindness cane. www.veroniiiica.com
ten things to know about going to college with a blindness cane and learning to use a cane in college.
Ten "Odd" Things I Do With Double Vision
Ten "odd" things I do with double vision. www.veroniiiica.com
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.
How I Learned to Navigate My Internship Building With Low Vision
How I learned to navigate my internship building with low vision. www.veroniiiica.com
How I learned to navigate my internship building with and without my blindness cane and human guides.
Seven Places I Don't Take My Blindness Cane
Seven places I don't take my blindness cane. www.veroniiiica.com
I'm not faking my vision impairment, here are seven places I don't use my blindness can and why.
Ballyland Code 3: Pick Up
Ballyland logo, with text, "Ballyland Code 3: Pick Up"
Here is the third Ballyland Coding App - are you ready for a new challenge?
Coding Concepts: We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Photo of We're going on a Bear Hunt book and text, "Coding Activity"
Teach coding concepts using familiar stories.
Fast Facts About Tactile Pavement
Screenshot of Google's Seiichi Miyake celebration GIF and text, "Fast Facts about Tactile Pavement".
Google Celebrating Seiichi Miyake with a featured GIF of a cane traveler standing on truncated cones at a crosswalk.
Clew: Navigation App Review
App logo with Text, "Clew: Navigation App Review"
Retrace your steps with Clew!
How I Use My Phone for Orientation and Mobility
How I use my phone for Orientation and Mobility. www.veroniiiica.com
Apps and techniques I use on my phone to travel independently with a blindness cane on my college campus and beyond.
Airaport - How I Use Aira at the Airport
Airaport - How I use Aira at the airport.
How Aira helps me independently navigate the airport and TSA with vision impairment.
Working with Children with CVI from a PT/OT Perspective
cvi child with tactile board

During this 1 1/2 hour webinar, Karen Barrows will discuss working with children who have CVI

Ballyland Code 1: Say Hello (iOS app)
Ballyland Code logo and text, "Ballyland Code 1:Say hello. Coding app for young children."
Ballyland Code is an accessible app that teaches beginning coding concepts for young children!
Bringing Freedom Indoors
Photo of Esteban, a high school student, walking INSIGHT hallways holding a phone running BlindSquare.
A tech savvy high school student with a vision impairment is leading the way!
Cane Songs
Image of music notes and long cane with text, "Cane Songs".
Looking for a way to help motivate students to use great cane skills?
Orientation and Mobility Programs (Keys 9)
little boy with walking cane

"O&M Programs" is made up of 3 modules, each containing video segments, readings, lectures, and assigned activities to enhance and apply your learning.

Understanding and Assessing Glare: Minimize Discomfort and Maximize Visual Resolution

This presentation analyzes the different types of glare, and strategies for formally assessing each.

BlindSquare Integration for Future Dog Guide User
Woman walking with dog on woodland path; second woman with seated dog waiting off the path. Title below the photo.
O&M lesson ideas to prepare for traveling with a dog.
Adapting a Floor Plan Using You Doodle App
Screenshot of You Doodle app showing annotated map image. Map has colored and labeled the Library, Gym and Room 110 and routes.
This annotation app enables you to ERASE unwanted items!
Mobile App Review: Compass, by Apple Inc.
Compass logo and text, "Review of Compass App"
Learn how to use the Compass app while running VoiceOver!
Crossing Over Boundaries: O&M
Screenshot from ebook with image of working area in a flower shop and text, "I have a plant maintenance job at Russo's Market."
O&M resources are more than just tactile maps - check out this digital book/pdf that reinforces O&M concepts for a vocational student.
Book Creator Mobility Lesson
Book Creator logo, Man walking outline and text, 'Book Creator Mobility Lesson"
Learn how to create O&M books to help your student with memory issues learn his/her routes!
O&M Lesson: Teaching Distance Estimates using BlindSquare
Photo of a student's feet and cane traveling on a school sidewalk.
Does your student really understand measurement terms such as feet?
Welcome to Wyatt's House: O&M lesson
Black line drawing of a square house with text, "Welcome to Wyatt's House by Stephanie Bissonette."
Using Pictello, an iPad, the P.I.A.F. and braille to create an O&M book for a 2 year old child who is totally blind child.
Google Earth O&M lesson
Image of Earth from space and text, "Google Earth O&M lesson"
Using Google Earth to explore area and build a mental map.
Understanding and Assessing Glare: Minimize Discomfort and Maximize Visual Resolution
A young man with a cap and sunglasses on.

This presentation analyzes the different types of glare, and strategies for formally assessing each.

How to Use Campus Alert Systems
How to use campus alert systems. www.veroniiiica.com
Part of living on campus is being prepared for emergencies - make sure you know your campus alert system.
Lazarillo: A Free Accessible GPS App for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Lazarillo logo and text, "Lazarillo: A free Accessible GPS App"
Lazarrio is a free navigation app similar to Blindsquare and Nearby Explorer. This article will explore the app in more detail.
How Do People with Vision Impairments . . . Navigate School Hallways?
How do people with vision impairments navigate school hallways? www.veroniiiica.com
O&M tips for students with low vision on navigating school hallways. Practice before the first day of school!
How to create a digital pushpin map
Google Map with colorful pushpins and text, "Pushpin Google Map"
Visualize spatial relationships between places using a customized pushpin map!
My Long Cane Book
Folded long cane with text, "The shaft has 4 sections that allow me to fold my cane when I am not using it."
Help peers learn about a long cane used by students with visual impairments through this free children's book!
Tracing Lines with the iPhone
Student standing on a street corner using his iPhone to magnify and trace the curb across the street.
Here is a cool magnifier O&M activity using an iPhone!
How Tinted Glasses Help My Light Sensitivity
How tinted glasses help my light sensitivity. www.veroniiiica.com
Using tinted glasses to manage chronic migraines and light sensitivity from Chiari Malformation.
Is This My Bus Stop?! The Reminders App
Reminders App Logo
Need a simple notification to alert you to your upcoming bus stop?
Creating Simple O&M Low Vision Maps with a Little Gloss!
Two maps with annotated landmarks and route with text, "Creating digital maps with layers"
Creating layers on a digital map to show rooms, then adding a layer to show the routes!
iOS Native Magnifier App
Screenshot of iPhone's home screen with Accessibility shortcuts menu, "Magnifier, VoiceOver, and Cancel".
Learn more about this free, built-in magnifier available on your iPhone!
TapTapSee vs. Seeing AI App
Logos of TapTapSee and Seeing AI apps with Text, "TapTapSee vs. Seeing AI"
How do these apps compare?
BlindSquare app and unique rural travel environments
One lane dirt road through heavily wooded area with sunlight shining through the trees.
Traveling in an unique rural environment? Learn how BlindSquare is being used in unique rural islands in Maine.
Navigating on a Research Vessel
Photo of the Research Vessel Neil Armstrong, docked and text, "Navigating a research vessel"
Accessible technology is everywhere - including aboard the Research Vessel Neil Armstrong!
Creating Low Vision Maps: SAS Gloss App
Screenshot of annotated middle school map with tool bars.
Information on how to use the annotation app, SAS Gloss to create accessible low vision maps.
Airports, BlindSquare Enabled
BlindSquare logo: Braille 'BlindSquare' with transcribed print below.
Planning a trip? Learn about BlindSquare Enabled Airports!
Scavenger Hunt App for O&M
Image of a girl walking down the middle of a city street with the text, "Scavenger Hunt for O&M
Interactive scavenger hunt app for your smart phone or tablet!
Nondriving: Strategies for Preparing Children and Youth
screenshot of the webcast

Dr. Penny Rosenblum discusses the development of navigational and social skills for children and adults who are visually impaired and unable to drive.

Wheelchair Orientation & Mobility
screenshot of the webcast

This webcast addresses the training needs of people with visual impairment who use power wheelchairs as their primary mode of transportation.

Setting a Departure Time on Google Maps for Orientation and Mobility
image of an Android phone on top of a world map.
Planning to Orientation and Mobility route using public transportation? Check out these tips!
The Evolution of Michael's AT Journey
Young student walks with a cane

This tutorial discusses how personal development and skill grow and change, and how a student's AT grows and changes with him.

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