Resources
Below are posts related to resources across all content areas.
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Getting to 1M: Understanding Magnification and Print SizeVideo of determining print size, using a visual acuity chart, and different types of magnification |
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W3C MathML Software ListDirectory of software that uses MathML |
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VI Technology AssessmentsAssistive technology assessments for students who are blind or visually impaired |
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Speaking and ListeningSpeaking and listening, including the development of oral language skills, are an important part of literacy for all children. |
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Listening Skills InventoryThe Listening Skills Inventory can be used to assess a student’s higher level listening skills. This is a free download that contains a checklist of skills |
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Access Technology BlogFind out the latest information about access technology for users who are blind or visually impaired through this blog from NFB. |
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National Symposium on Learning Disabilities in English Language LearnersDiscussion of how best to apply knowledge about native English-speaking students to identifying and assessing learning disabilities in ELL students. |
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National Clearinghouse for English Language AcquisitionNational Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition |
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Introduction to the Repair of the Perkins Brailler (video)Video tutorials on the maintenance and repair of Perkins braillewriters can be helpful for anyone wondering how to repair a Perkins Brailler. |
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Early Literacy for Students with Multiple Disabilities or Deafblindness (video)This video webcast explores some of the challenges that students with multiple disabilities face in regard to literacy and shares early literacy activities |
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Teaching Tactile Graphics VideoLucia Hasty discusses spatial relationship & graphic literacy, moving from models to graphics and strategies for teaching students to read tactile graphics |
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APH Graph Board videoThis 8-part video tutorial from TSBVI Outreach Program, shows Susan Osterhaus demonstrating how to use the APH Graph Board. |
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APH Braille/Print Protractor VideosA 15-part video tutorial series by Susan Osterhaus on using the APH Braille/Print Protractor |
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Why Megan Is Learning BrailleA parent from Utah describes why and how her daughter with low vision is learning braille. |
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Braille, Print, or Both?Selection of Reading and Writing Media for Students with Visual impairments: Braille, Print, or Both? |
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Sight UnseenThe mother of a girl with ocular albinism describes her daughter's experience in preschool learning both print and braille. |
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Braille, Print, or Both?Excerpts from Selection of Reading and Writing Media for Students with Visual Impairments: Braille, Print, or Both? A Resource Document |
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Teaching English as a New Language to Visually Impaired and Blind ESL Students: Problems and PossibilitiesThe challenges of teaching ESL to immigrants and refugees who are visually impaired or blind are described, and responses are proposed. |
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Low Vision: Access to PrintPosition paper on providing access to print for students with low vision |
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Facilitating Visual Efficiency and Access to Learning in Students with Low VisionPosition paper on facilitating visual efficiency and access to learning for students with low vision |