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Social Interaction Skills: A Student's Perspective
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Emma shares her thoughts about the ECC are of social interaction skills.
An Overview of Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment
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Support the educational needs of students with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Virtual Learning Starter Kit: Quick Assist
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Quick Assist provides a simple, free, built-in distance troubleshooting option for vision professionals and students who use Windows computers.
Accessibyte Online Platform and Remote Learning
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Have you tried these accessible educational games?
Virtual Learning Starter Kit: Windows Computers
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Computers running Windows offer a highly capable and accessible platform suitable for facilitating virtual learning.
Map Library
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Explore the growing library of Non-Visual Digital Maps in the online Map Library

Remote Instruction: Emerging Reader who is Deaf-Blind
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Looking for fun literacy activities that can be taught remotely?
Teacher-Created Resource Library!
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Need free accessible digital materials? Check out Paths to Technology's new Resource Library!
John's O&M Lesson 3: Whole-to-Part Mental Map
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Teach your student to build a strong mental map of the whole area then fill in the details!
Independent Living Skills: A Student's Perspective
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Learn what Emma thinks about the ECC area, Independent Living Skills.
State Capitals Lesson: Non-Visual Digital Maps
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Can your student answer these social studies questions using the linked accessible map?
Remote Instruction using Seesaw for Dual Media Learner
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Strategies, games and activities: a combination of braille, magnification and tech for an emerging reader!
Promoting Independence in Activities of Daily Living for Students with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment: Considerations for the Home & Caregiver
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Modifications in the home environment, in light of the 10 characteristics of CVI, can advance skills in independence

John's O&M Lesson 2: Learn about Streets
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Using non-visual digital maps to teach street concepts to an elementary student.
CVI: Considerations for Distance Learning part 2 Phase III
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Overarching Principles and practical advice

ACVREP and CEU Credits for Paths to Technology Bloggers!
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COMS, CATIS, and TVIs earn credits by sharing your knowledge!
Accessible Science
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Resources for students with visual impairments in all areas and grade levels of Science education.

Apps That Teach VoiceOver Gestures
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Introducing VoiceOver to students? Check out these VoiceOver gesture teaching strategies and apps!
Orientation and Mobility: A Student's Perspective
The ECC Orientation and Mobility: A Student's Perspective
What does Emma think about the ECC area of O&M?
Remote Instruction: What Do Your Kids Need At Home?
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What are the "must haves" for a home learning space in case students do not go back to the classroom?
Map Library Webinar
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Mark your calendar and join the live webinar, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:00-2:00pm eastern

John's O&M Lesson 1: Non-Visual Digital Maps for Elementary Student
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How to introduce non-visual digital maps to an elementary student and the first in a progressive series of orientation lessons.
Why Non-Visual Digital Maps for Young Students?
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Accessible, interactive digital maps for early elementary students? Absolutely!
Non-Visual Digital Maps: Self-Voicing Feature
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Learn how to use the non-visual digital maps without a screen reader!
2020 Early Connections Virtual Conference
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Enjoy our virtual conference presentations, with the option to earn Professional Development Points or Continuing Education Credits

Ten Form Emails to Send to Your Professors
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How to unapologetically ask your professors to help over email and get what you want.
Our Cooking Adventure is Done... So Now What??
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We are sad to say that our month of Meal Kit fun has come to an end... but that doesn't mean our blogging has to! Find out what our next topic will be!!
Assistive Technology: A Student's Perspective
"The ECC Assistive Technology: A Student's Perspective"
Emma shares her experiences with the ECC area, Assistive Technology.
How to Create Accessible Digital Maps Using SAS Graphics Accelerator and Google Maps
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Quickly create customized, accessible digital maps that students can use to build mental maps and answer map-related educational questions.
Literacy and CVI:High Phases II and III
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This course is full. Please join the waitlist to be notified of openings.

How to Adapt Bocce for Blind or Visually Impaired
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Let's play Bocce - a fun outdoor summer game!
Show Your Work: Documenting Independent Student Work
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This post describes a method for using a shared document for students to document their independent work.
The O&M Quiz: Creating a Better Online Quiz Together
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This post describes an activity that allows instructors and students to work together to create and post online quizzes.
Splashtop Secure Remote Access, Remote Support and Collaboration Solutions for Educational Institutions
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An overview of Splashtop secure remote access software for education
Virtual Computer Instruction: Lessons Learned
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How to teach computer technology remotely successfully.
Accessibility Overview Workbook Series 7: Invert & Color Features
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Having trouble seeing your iOS screen?
Getting in Touch with Distance Learning: Considerations for Braille Readers
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Exploration of considerations for distance learning

Creating IEPs for Students with CVI
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This tutorial examines the importance of including the expanded core curriculum for students with CVI in their IEPs.

How to Create an Accessible Formula Sheet
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Eight different high tech and no tech ways to create an accessible formula sheet for students with print disabilities.
Sensory Efficiency: A Student's Perspective
The ECC Sensory Efficiency: A Student's Perspective
Hear what Emma thinks about the the ECC area, Sensory Efficiency.
SAS Graphics Accelerator: Maps Software Update
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This user-friendly update streamlines the process of creating and opening non-visual digital maps!
CVI: Considerations for Distance part 2 Phase III
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Overarching Principles and practical advice

What do you see? CVI for the TVI
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CVI for the TVI webinar

First Week with the Mantis Q40: What I Have Learned so Far
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This blog describes my initial thoughts on the Mantis Q40
Assistive Technology: It's the Law
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A refresher on special education law as it relates to students on IEPs.
Teaching the ECC to the 21st Century Learner Tutorial
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There are many benefits for teachers to upgrade their instructional practice to embrace 21st Century teaching

Compensatory Access: A Student's Perspective
"The ECC Compensatory Access: A Students Perspective"
Hear what Emma thinks about the the ECC area, Compensatory Access.
Webinar: Exploring Accessible Campus Maps
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The webinar recording on using SAS Graphics Accelerator Maps - fully accessible non-visual digital maps - is now available!
Cooking Without Looking: Week Four
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Things are heating up!
Concept Development: Drawing
Photo of Victor sitting in a car drawing a campus map using the Sensational BlackBoard tactile drawing tool.
Why do students who are visually impaired need to be able to draw items for educational purposes?

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