Resources

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	Swail Dot Inverter By Charlotte Cushman Introduce braille students to a stylus using this tool.
	Accessibility: A Guide for Educators By Charlotte Cushman Learn how accessibility features in Microsoft products can be used in the classroom.
	Writing: The Forgotten Focus for Literacy and Communication Instruction By Linda Hagood Webcast of SLP Linda Hagood discusses the importance and challenges of teaching writing skills to students who are blind or deafblind, including those with additional disabilities.
	Environmental Adaptations for Preschool Classrooms By Charlotte Cushman 5-part video presentation on environmental adaptations for young children who are blind or visually impaired
	Is Braille Still Relevant in a High Tech World? By Charlotte Cushman Students and professionals discuss the importance of braille literacy and describe what braille means to them in this video from Perkins School for the Blind.
	Perkins Smart Brailler By Charlotte Cushman Find out how the Smart Brailler can help to promote braille literacy with auditory feedback and lessons
	Braille Reading Standards By Charlotte Cushman Braille Standards from the California State Board of Education
	Accessible iOS Technology & Apps By Linda Mamer iTechnology and apps that have been used successfully with individuals with deafblindness or with visual impairments and additional disabilities
	Apps for Blind and Visually Impaired By Charlotte Cushman Recommended apps for people who are blind or visually impaired
	Accessibility Features for the iPad for Users Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired By Charlotte Cushman Overview of accessibility features on Apple iPad for users who are blind or visually impaired includes information on VoiceOver and Zoom
	Tactile Access to Images through Sensational BlackBoard By Charlotte Cushman Create your own tactile pictures in an instant with Sensational BlackBoard!
	Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2011 By Charlotte Cushman Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription is a free publication available for free in three different formats online on the BANA website.
	Reading A-Z.com By Mary McCarthy Printable teacher materials to teach leveled reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, alphabet, and vocabulary.
	Kelso Presentation on Assistive Technology By Charlotte Cushman This video lecture provides an overview of some tools and devices used by students who are blind or visually impaired to assist their daily activities
	Learn to Use Your Vision for Reading By Charlotte Cushman This workbook is designed to help adult readers with macular degeneration or other types of low vision to continue to read for utility and pleasure.
	Free Braille Books Program from American Action Fund By Charlotte Cushman This program from American Action Fund provides free braille books.
	Learning Ally Link: Human-Read Audiobook Reader By Charlotte Cushman The Learning Ally app is available for multiple platforms, including iOS and Google.
	Technology Objectives from Anne Arundel County Vision Program IEP Bank By Charlotte Cushman IEP goals include use of computer keyboards, using screen magnification & screen reading software, using accessibility options, notetaking devices
	Freeware from Duxbury Systems By Charlotte Cushman Free products available from Duxbury Systems software for braille
	American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) By Jim D. This is a web portal created by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) related to literacy with an emphasis on the role of the speech-language pathologist.