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The Hands and Reading: What Deafblind Adult Readers Tell Us

By Charlotte Cushman
Research study about how adults who are deafblind learned language and learned to read.
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Cerebral vs. Ocular Visual Impairment: The Impact on Developmental Neuroplasticity

By Charlotte Cushman
Research on cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and the potential educational implications
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Autism and Visual Impairment: A Review of the Literature

By Charlotte Cushman
Literature review on the relationship between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Visual Impairment (ASDVI).
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Brain Activity and Math in People Who Are Blind

By Charlotte Cushman
Research on math and the brain in people who are blind
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Improving Braille Reading Fluency: The Bridge to Comprehension

By Charlotte Cushman
Evidence-based research on braille fluency and braille literacy
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Case Study of Visual Deficits in CVI

By Charlotte Cushman
Research study on CVI (Cerebral / Cortical Visual Impairment)
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Results of WebAIM Screen Reader Survey #6

By Charlotte Cushman
Results of the 6th survey of screen readers suggests that Window-Eyes and ZoomText must be included in all web accessibility testing.
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Linguistics Professor Creates Tactile Magnet Board

By Tmiller
Linguistics professor at Haverford College creates tactile magnet board to make the study of phonetics accessible to students who are blind.
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Immersive Simulation of Visual Impairments Using a Wearable See-through Display

By Charlotte Cushman
New simulation tool helps simulate visual impairments
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BraillePlay: Educational Smartphone Games for Children Who Are Blind

By Charlotte Cushman
Longitudinal research study about the use of smartphones to teach braille concepts
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Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books

By Charlotte Cushman
Guidelines for designing tactile illustrations for children with visual impairments
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Research Synthesis of Tactile and Object Exploration

By Charlotte Cushman
This synthesis of research studies examining tactile and object exploration in young children who are blind or visually impaired offers guidelines for practice.
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Young Children and Tactile Images

By Charlotte Cushman
Research study comparing the recognition of different types of tactile images among young children who are blind.
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TVIs' AT Proficiency and Communities of Practice: Bridging tech innovations and classroom implementation

By Ting Siu
This presentation discusses the proficiency of TVIs using Assistive Technology with students who are blind or visually impaired, and implications for the field.
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Study Reveals That Children with Autism May Have Difficulties Matching Sight and Sound

By Charlotte Cushman
New study on autism spectrum disorder examines the link between interpretation of sights and sounds
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A Study of Braille Writing Skills Acquisition

By Charlotte Cushman
Research study comparing the use of a braille writer and slate and stylus in acquisition of braille writing skills
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Research on NRMA

By Charlotte Cushman
Research on the National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA) for students who are blind or visually impaired
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Touch and Learn: A Study of Visually Impaired Children and Tactile Graphics

By Charlotte Cushman
Research report on use of tactile graphics by children who are blind or visually impaired
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Reading Comprehension of Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants

By Charlotte Cushman
This research study compares the reading comprehension skills of deaf children with cochlear implants to deaf children without cochlear implants.
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A Case Study of Tack Tiles Literacy Instruction for a Student with Multiple Disabilities Including Congenital Blindness

By Charlotte Cushman
Research study on the use of tack-tiles to teach braille to a student who is blind with additional disabilities

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