Blind/Visually Impaired Education

Showing you how children and adults, who are blind, vision impaired or reading challenged, can learn the technology and skills that will help them reach their potential and succeed in life.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Create work, send to student using Dropbox, student opens on iPad, completes work then sends back to teacher using email

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Learn how to create work on a Mac or Pc and send to your student on their iPad, ipod or iphone using Dropbox (iPad example is given, but s...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

iPad, Braille display with read2go -refreshabraille demo, but any will do

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Learn how to download books from bookshare and read them in read2go APP. Use audio, braille display or both. Watch the video that can make...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Web Site Resources for Blind/Low Vision games/products/tools

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This list has been on going for years of all the many resources I constantly use with my students and parents. It is in no particular order...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ebooks for your iPad or other iTool-Read2go

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Read2Go is the most accessible e-book reader app for readers with print disabilities. Directly from within the Read2Go app , Bookshare m...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Special Needs--There’s An App For That!!

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“ The Technology is brilliant, but the magic is in the teaching.” Phyllis Brodsky        Just like any other learning medium, be...

What a blind child should do when the class is asked to create a Poster Board

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When a child is asked to create a poster board or anything with paper and pencil and cutting out pictures, I direct them toward a PowerPoin...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

Teacher's computer connects directly to Student's iPad or iTool wirelessly

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How many of our blind/low vision students are sitting in class now with an iPad, learning the new way of technology, but are not sure ...

Books Featuring Characters With Blindness and Visual Impairment

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Hundreds of titles about stories of Books Featuring Characters With Blindness and Visual Impairment- (click on link and open file)-Find the ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

New iPad 3-A Touch Screen you can FEEL

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In about a year Seneg and Apple will be putting a tool out there where you will be able to feel pictures and graphics on a flat screen...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Evolution of Braille

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Anyone interested in reading about the evolution of Braille and the importance of this medium is invited to read all about it at the Braill...

Braille Touch to text on a phone

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Georgia Tech iPhone App Could Help Blind Users Text Watch the full video from the link above on how anyone can learn how to qu...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Don't just Graduate, but LEARN along the way

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This situation comes up more often than is good for the blind/low vision population. Having parents who want their child to graduate so badl...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

iPhone is so easy to use with voice over, anyone can send a message

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♥   HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY Easy lessons at: Mac/iTools
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Come see Presentation on technology in action in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

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I will be giving a presentation on all the different types of technology that help blind/low vision students achieve success in school, o...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Making a Promethean Board flipcharts (smart board) accessible to blind students

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How many out there are in school districts where a smart board or  Promethean board with flipcharts are used? These are graphic pictur...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

iPhone, iPod Touch-VoiceOver, using Notes and the refreshabraille

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Many students were fortunate and acquired an iPhone or IPod Touch for Christmas. Frustration soon turns to success with a few les...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Speech Recognition and Word-using numbers and words-audio/visual

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Learn how to start using Speech Recognition, which is already built into Windows 7. You will go into word and begin to learn how to spe...

Using a Braille display in WORD

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Many students want to just use their adapted laptop or refreshabraille display to braille in content and move around. Click on this link: W...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Speech Recognition-give your computer verbal commands to make it move

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Speech Recognition has come a long way. If for any reason you cannot use your hands or fingers, giving verbal commands to make your compute...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Keystroke Lessons at yourtechvision.com

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For lessons on using only keystrokes, go to yourtechvision.com If you want to advance in your computer skills and do it the fastest way ...
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Dr. Denise M. Robinson, TVI, PhD
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