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Aedan: Introduction to the iPad and VoiceOver
Photo of 6 year old Aeden tapping the iPad to turn the page in his Pictello book.
Follow Aedan's journey as he learns to use an iPad with VoiceOver.
Why do I have to learn trigonometry, dad?
Cartesian plane with rotated intersecting lines and Blindfold Racer logo.
Learn how math and game development go hand-in-hand.
Using Twitter with Vision Impairment
Using Twitter with Vision Impairment. www.veroniiiica.com
A guide on how to use twitter for users with blindness and low vision
Big Bang Patterns: App Review
Big Bang Patterns logo
Great app to help develop visual skills for students with CVI and/or complex special needs!
Big Bang Pictures: App Review
Big Bang Pictures Logo
Perfect for students with CVI or students who have complex needs!
Ten Ways Vision Impairment Influenced Classic Artists
Ten Ways Vision Impairment Influenced Classic Artists. www.veroniiiica.com
Learn more about ten artists from history that had suspected or confirmed vision impairment, and how their eyesight influenced their work.
Using Google Earth to Teach Students with Low Vision About Magnification and Zoom
Screenshot of Google Earth; split screen with Zoom window enabled displaying coast line and text about Christmas Island.
Here is a fun activity that also teaches magnification and zoom skills!
Pumpkin Writing Prompts Lesson: Digital Creative Writing
A large patch of pumpkins each with different painted on expression.
Every pumpkin has a story to tell!
App Review: Peppa Pig's Holiday
Image of Peppa Pig: Holiday logo and text, "App Review: Peppa Pig's Holiday"
Increase functional vision and visual motor skills with this fun app for young children!
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.

Making A.T. in Minutes for Blind and Low Vision and Multiple Disabilities-Spring 2020

This hands on workshop will discuss and demonstrate over 75 different assistive technology solutions that can be created in minutes!

Orbit Reader 20: Introduction and Menu
Image of Orbit Reader, orbit logo, APH logo and text, "Orbit Reader 20: Introduction and Menu"
The Orbit Reader 20 is in demand and available from APH using Federal Quota.
Chromebooks: FAQs for TVIs
Photo of Chromebook with" magnified screen and text, "Chromebooks: FAQs for TVIs
Learn more about Chromebook accessibility!
iOS 12 Home Screen VoiceOver Changes
Screenshot of New VoiceOver gestures popup on iPad.
Status bar layout change and VoiceOver Pop features
Becoming a Team to Build Understanding of CVI
A boy dressed as Super Mario in a wheelchair

We met with Ellen Mazel and she just said that everything's going to get better. Can you believe it?

Communication Skills (Keys 7)
Two women talking with sign language

This module addresses how students with visual and multiple disabilities communicate, why they communicate, and what they communicate

Practicing The CVI Range
Dr. Roman working with a small boy

Perkins eLearning has developed a course specifically to practice scoring in The CVI Range.

06 Smart Bluetooth Remote
Photo of 06 and text, "06 Smart Bluetooth Remote." 06 is a 2" circular device that can control the iPad.
The 06 Smart bluetooth Remote is a great addition to an iPad using VoiceOver.
Exploring the Juliet 120: Communications and User Settings
Image of Juliet 120 embosser with text, "Exploring the Juliet 120: Communications and User Settings."
The final article in the Juliet 120 series will continue our focus on settings on the unit.
Web Design
This is an an example of a website created by a blind student.
With little notice to me, school administrators decided to offer Web Design as a course at our Visually Impaired School. A brief narrative of survival:
The CVI Umbrella: A Community of Ideas
a red umbrella with the words "The CVI Umbrella" around it.

The CVI Umbrella: A Community of Ideas

The BrailleSense Polaris: Google Apps - Uploading & Downloading Documents
Photo of a BrailleSense Polaris: a Braille Notetaker with a 32-cell refreshable braille display,
Information about uploading and downloading documents from Google Docs or Google Drive.
Exploring the BrailleSense Polaris: Terminal Clipboard
Photo of a BrailleSense Polaris: a Braille Notetaker with a 32-cell refreshable braille display,
Copy and paste using the terminal clipboard on the BrailleSense Polaris.
Speak Screen, Reader View and Highlighting
Screenshot of Speak Screen reading American Revolution text with the popup speak screen menu.
A quick way to use Text to Speech when reading on the iPad.
Understanding and Assessing Glare: Minimize Discomfort and Maximize Visual Resolution

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

iOS Shapes and Stickers: Counting Activity
Screenshot of Counting Animals Pages worksheet; text & with row of four duck stickers; text & owl, 2 rabbits, owl, rabbit.
Create customized digital counting activities in the Pages app!
CVI Range: Essential Aspects for Scoring the CVI Range Assessment
A young girl in a wheelchair pointing to a mural along with her teacher.

Scoring The CVI Range correctly provides the foundation for service to students with CVI.

How to Use VoiceOver For Beginners
How to use VoiceOver for Beginners. www.veroniiiica.com
A beginner's guide to using VoiceOver, no prior technology skills or sight required.
Creating IEP's for Students with CVI
A group of professionals sitting on couches talking.

Creating quality IEPs will foster visual improvements and recognition of materials and learning sequences.

Exploring the Juliet 120: Braille Layout Settings
Image with photo of Juliet 120 embosser and text, "Exploring the Juliet 120 Braille Layout Settings"
This is Part 3 in a series on the Juliet 120 embosser from Enling Technologies. Part 3 2ill continue our focus on settings on the unit.
Tips on Teaching Graphing Using the Braille Note Touch
Image of a plotted graph on the Braille Note Touch and same image embossed, with text, "Braille Note touch"
Learn about accessible digital graphing with the Braille Note Touch!
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.
SAS Graphics Accelerator Tutorial #1: How to
Screenshot o Accelerator bar chart with arrow pointing to the Accelerator button & text, "How to use the Accelerator tutorial."
The Accelerator makes digital charts and graphs accessible! Learn more about accessibility options here.
SAS Graphics Accelerator Video Tutorial #2: Options
Screenshot of Accelerator's options with 'Options for Screen reader' circled and text, "Accelerator Options Tutorial"
The Accelerator makes digital charts and graphs accessible! Step-by-step instruction to using the Accelerator.
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!
Treasure Hunts and Geocaching: O&M lessons
Two kids reaching behind pipes searching for geocached treasure and text, "Geocaching O&M Lesson".
Turn your O&M lesson into a Treasure Hunt! (Joanne Kennedy)
Whiteboard and Compass App: O&M Lesson
Image with 'N' on the compass app and drawing of black square on Whiteboard app with text, 'Using the Compass and Whiteboard app
Teaching "mental mapping" skills to a young student with albinism.
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?
O&M Lesson Using BlindSquare with VoiceOver
screenshot of BlindSquare home screen with the Tool bar, my places, and shared places.
Here is an O&M lesson to help you get started with BlindSquare using VoiceOver.
Blindfold Pyramid Tiles
Blindfold Pyramid logo with text,'Blindfold Pyramid'
Have you tried this NEW Blindfold App?
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.
Elmo Loves ABCs
Screenshot of Elmo Loves ABCs: Elmo is in the center with ABC letters around the edge of the screen.
Teach visual discrimination skills for students 3-8 developmentally with this fun app!
A Review of A Busy Day for Elmo
Screenshot of A Busy Day for Elmo app; Elmo is holding a fish tank in a room with a piano chair, table with lunch items on it,
Increase visual skills for students who are developmentally 3- 7 years of age with this fun app!
My technology iBook
Image: Cover of an iBook, Titled "My Technology”, with images of an iPad, laptop and video magnifier
An iBook created by a student to share with her teacher and class about the technology she uses to access her the regular ed. curriculum.
See 'n Say app review
See 'N Say logo with text, "See 'n Say App Review"
Give it a spin and bring animals to life with sounds, mini-movies and fun facts!
Instructional Strategies: A Universal Design for Learning Approach (Keys 6)
Student signing with her teacher

This training module addresses the principles of Universal Design for Learning and ways to balance universal strategies with individualized needs.

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