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The developers of the popular accessible Blindfold Games are seeking input as they plan the development of a game-based accessible curriculum.
Visiting amusement parks with vision impairment, part of my Summer Fun Series.
Miss GAAD? How to celebrate assistive technology and accessibility every day of the year.
Word enables users to customize text for even more accessibility!
Find out how to become a vision professional and information about teaching training.
Suggestions on how to teach students to use tactile maps, from the most basic object books to more complex tactile graphics.
Graphics provide a wealth of information. But what if your students can't see them? Learn how to create tactile graphics for students who are blind.
Vision simulation is one way to understand how the world is experienced by someone with a visual impairment.
This is an accessibility review of Amazon's Fire TV Stick with Alexa and contains links to resources to help you get started with your device.
Bookshare offers special summer reading lists for hours of enjoyment.
Control plus may be the most used zooming tool when users surf the web or use a program. However there may be times when you might use Magnifier instead.
How the google Assistant Camera helps Visually Impaired Android Users
A collection of 3D audio Games designed for the Visually Impaired. Available for iOS and Android.
The webinar identifies modifications and supports for therapies and assessments when working with children who have CVI.
Accessible Videos for young learners with Vision Impairments.
Ideas for how visually impaired students can use virtual reality and augmented reality in the classroom. www.veroniiiica.com
You may need to check this setting if you're having issues pairing a braille display to a computer over bluetooth.
A new way to get tech support with the Be My Eyes App and Microsoft Disability Answer Desk.
This is the 2nd of a two-part series on AT Assessment. This installment contains resources, tips and tricks to help you conduct a meaningful AT Assesessment.
Use this accessible iBook to introduce students to different types of clouds.
Tough Boris is a mean, greedy old pirate - tough as nails, through and through. Or is he? You will love this richly adapted version of the book!
A guide to state vocational rehabilitation services for students with vision impairments. Great for soon-to-be college students!
Hello from the Dark Side! How to handle power outages on campus and in college dorms. Save this post before you need it.
The PenFriend can be used as an auditory tool for science instruction with students who are blind or visually impaired.
Use this app to assess basic functional vision, contrast sensitivity and visual motor skills!
This article features an overview of a new online typing program from Accessibyte called Typio Online.
Visiting the Smithsonian's Native American Museum with vision impairment.
A student with low vision demonstrates how to scan and edit classroom materials; and, watch as he creates a digital graph.
These webcasts from KanLovKids are a series three videos of web based training on the use of optical devices.
Learn how a Lions Clubs International Foundation SightFirst grant provided low-vision care for a young boy in Kansas and changed his life forever.
Robert Taylor of Kansas State School for the Blind provides videos training on getting your iPad ready for your student with visual impairments.
These webcasts from KanLovKids are a series of six videos of instructions on getting to know and training in the use of the monocular telescope.
Brian Charlson demonstrates a variety of devices that provide the capability of accessing books via speech, large print, or braille.
Ellen Mazel discusses how the vision is processed in a child with cortical vision impairment (CVI) and the importance of early intervention.
In this webcast, Amber talks about how important it is to involve children with disabilities in their community and gives advice on how to make this work.
This webcast is intended to assist educators in adapting Science curriculum for visually impaired and deaf-blind students.
In this webcast Dr. Susan Bruce talks about inquiry as the basis of action research and the types of action research that can be conducted.
Guidelines for modifications and evaluation to improve contrast and lighting and reduce visual clutter and glare for individuals with vision loss.
Matt LaCortiglia presents a FAIER planning model to develop physical activities for individuals with disabilities.
Jeff Migliozzi talks about the importance of sexuality education for individuals with vision impairments including those with additional disabilities.
Diana Autin offers deafblindness guidance based on Educational Service Guidelines that were developed by New Jersey's SPAN.
Ike Presley talks about the world of assistive technology and walks us through a range of assistive technology options for choosing the right tool.
Dr. Hartshorne emphasizes by better understanding the unique features of CHARGE and its interactions we obtain better understanding of related behaviors.