Resources

Below are posts related to resources across all content areas.

	Setting Up Accessibility Features on Chromebook By Charlotte Cushman Directions on setting up the accessibility features for users with visual impairments on Chromebook
	Lesson Plan: iOS VoiceOver Gestures Practice By jesmcdowellTVIOandM Provide practice for students who are blind to use gestures with VoiceOver on the iPad.
	Braille Note Taker Curriculum By Charlotte Cushman Curriculum with lesson plans for braille note takers, such as the Braille Note Apex and Braille Sense
	Standards for Braille Reading Speed By Charlotte Cushman Information about standards for braille reading speeds
	Tactile Coloring Books By Charlotte Cushman These tactual coloring activities and materials are accessible to kids who are blind or visually impaired.
	Nemeth/Braille Sense Video Tutorial By Charlotte Cushman Video tutorial demonstrating how to input Nemeth Braille Code on a Braille Sense Note Taker
	What is the Expanded Core Curriculum? By Charlotte Cushman Overview of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) from TSBVI
	Pop Cake Braille Cell By vision Bury Use sillicone baking molds to make braille cells!
	Access to Literacy and Sustainable Societies By Ellen Hall Update on literacy statistics and the challenges for individuals with visual impairments
	Video Trainings from Iowa on Abacus By Charlotte Cushman Video trainings on the use of the abacus to teach mathematics to students who are blind or visually impaired
	VNC Viewer App By Marsha Bork Tips on using the VNC Viewer app with students who are blind or visually impaired
	The Rules of Unified English Braille By Charlotte Cushman Rules of UEB (Unified English Braille)
	List of JAWS Keystrokes By Charlotte Cushman Cheatsheet of JAWS keystroke commands
	How to Convert Bookshare Books to ePub & Dropbox NIMAC Textbooks for a Student By Ting Siu Step-by-step instructions for teachers to convert NIMAC books to ePub and share via DropBox to enable students who are blind or visually impaired to access them
	Motor Activities Checklist to Encourage the Development of Pre-Braille Skills By Gwyn McCormack This checklist looks the fine motor and tactile discrimination skills of children who are blind or visually impaired to help to determine their readiness for braille.
	Using Bookshare and Voice Dream Reader to Make Reading Accessible By Charlotte Cushman Video demonstration of Bookshare and VoiceDream Reader app to make reading accessible to people who are blind or low vision
	iZiggi Document Camera By Ting Siu This video demonstration of the iZiggi Document Camera shows how the camera can be used to view and zoom a document on an iPad
	Multi-Step Object Calendar System By Charlotte Cushman 5-minute video describing how to set up & use a calendar system as a pre-literacy tool for blind, visually impaired, deafblind, multiply disabled
	Unified English Braille: Australian Training Manual By Charlotte Cushman UEB (Unified English Braille) manual from Australia, with lessons and practice exercises
	Geometry Resources for Students with Visual Impairment By Gwyn McCormack Geometry materials and activity ideas for teaching students who are blind or visually impaired