Resources
Below are posts related to resources across all content areas.
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Planning for the Future of Your Child with Special NeedsResources for families who are planning for the future of a child with special needs, including vocational rehabilitation, legal planning, and financial planning. |
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Getting Started with Dolphin Easy Reader AppDolphin Easy Reader App is a free accessible reading app for downloading digital books for students who are blind or visually impaired. TVI Greg Gerhart says this is a must-have cost-effective app! |
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Picture Books PlusPicture Books Plus is a Dutch publishing company that can adapt picture books to make them accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired with braille and tactile graphics. |
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Reading Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments: A Classroom Teacher's GuideStrategies to promote reading skills with students who are blind or visually impaired |
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Using a Dry Eraser to Highlight Braille DotsVideo demonstrating how to use a dry erase eraser to highlight braille dots in an interpoint braille book |
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A Sense of Texas Audio PodcastA Sense of Texas Audio Podcast presents dialogs with families and professionals about services for students who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired. |
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Free Braille Books from Xavier Society for the BlindXavier Society for the Blind provides braille, audio and large print spiritual and religious materials (mostly Catholic, but not strictly) at no cost. |
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Apps to Support Mobile LiteracyApps to support mobile literacy for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, through accessing text and accessing environmental print |
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No Barriers PodcastNo Barriers Podcast with Erik Weihenmayer provides inspiration by sharing journeys of those who have faced barriers in their lives and persevered. |
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Novel Effect App Adds Sound EffectsJust in time for Halloween, the free Novel Effect app adds sound effects, music, and character sounds that help to bring "The Littlest Pumpkin" to life for young children who are blind or visually impaired. |
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TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECCTVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC |
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Tutorial for the Focus 14: Writing an Email MessageA parent-created tutorial to send an email message with the Focus 14 refreshable braille display from Freedom Scientific |
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Google Keep App: A Tool for Getting OrganizedGoogle Keep is an app that can help you organize and prioritize tasks. This is a great tool for busy itinerant teachers who are always on the go! |
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Braille Books with a Character Who Is Blind and/or Deaf for Middle & High SchoolAre you looking for braille books with a character who is blind and/or deaf for middle & high school students? Check out this list for students with visual impairments or deafblindness! |
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Short Stories for Adults Learning Uncontracted UEBShort Stories for adults learning uncontracted UEB |
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Visual Acuity ToolVisual Acuity Tool to simulate what individuals with macular disease may experience |
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Beginning the School Year with BookshareTips and resources to use Bookshare with students who are blind or visually impaired |
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Resources from CA School for the Blind: Assistive Tech & Braille StandardsCalifornia School for the Blind shares helpful resources to get started with assistive tech Braille Note Takers, Web Navigation with Screen Readers, iOS and apps, and braille standards for math & ELA. |
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Emma Bear's Day: Book for Children with CVIThis picture book with black backgrounds and strong contrast was created by the mother of a child with CVI (cortical visual impairment) |
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Ballyland Stay Still, Squeaky! App for Beginning iPad UsersThis app for beginning iPad users who are blind or visually impaired is designed to teach basic iPad skills through cause and effect, while the Bonus Game builds spatial awareness on the screen. |