Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Visual Impairments Fact Sheet
This PDF fact sheet, written by the NICHCY, provides details on visual impairments, and includes a thorough definition, incidence, characteristics, and educational implications, as well as listed resources and organizations. Printable...
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Visual Impairments Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, written by the NICHCY, provides details on visual impairments, and includes a thorough definition, incidence, characteristics, and educational implications, as well as listed resources and organizations. Printable for an...
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Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students
A space camp designed specifically for students with with visual impairments. Read about this week long camp adventure which takes place at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Infinitec: Total Resource Guide: Visual
A resource guide that is a great help to locating a full array of assistive products and services for persons with blindness or visual impairments.
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American Foundation for the Blind: Assistive Technology Products
In this section, you will find a comprehensive listing of assistive technology products used by people who are blind or visually impaired organized by category.
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American Foundation for the Blind: Anne Sullivan Macy
A biographical overview of the life of Anne Sullivan Macy, devoted teacher of Heller Keller and a pioneer in the education of the visually impaired which earned her the nickname "miracle worker". Learn about her through her own letters,...
Curated OER
Visual System: Optical System and Perceptual System
From a school in Texas that is dedicated to providing a quality and complete education for students with visual impairments, this article introduces visual impairments, and discusses how visual impairments affect the early development of...
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Blind Readers' Page
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
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Blind Readers' Page
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
Curated OER
Labeled Cross Section of Eye
From a school in Texas that is dedicated to providing a quality and complete education for students with visual impairments, this article introduces visual impairments, and discusses how visual impairments affect the early development of...
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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Wizzlewolf: Special Education
Comprehensive site with links to numerous others that are a valuable component to any teacher who works with students with disabilities. Site developed by a National Board Certified Teacher.
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Color Matters: Vision: What Is Color Blindness?
Learn about the different types of color blindness and see a few simple tests that are used to diagnose this condition.
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American Printing House: Welcome to the Braille Bug
This resource is for learning about braille. Links are provided to change colors, increase font size, decode braille, learn about braille, discuss some books with others and play games.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: John Milton/on His Blindness
Text of a poem Milton wrote about his rapidly worsening visual impairment.
PBS
Pbs: Misunderstood Minds
A wonderful spotlight on scientific explanations behind learning differences and strategies to aid success in school. Includes profiles of the students in the documentary as well as interactive activities designed to give site visitors a...
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Codi: Vision and Computing
Informative site for those who need assistance with computing needs due to low vision or blindness. Many links provided to arrive at a solution!
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Codi: Voice Recognition Products
CODI provides valuable resources for those who need voice recognition products to enable their computing needs. The products are listed in a series of links.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Read Without Seeing
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to create a message in Braille by gluing beans, or a substitute, onto paper.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Bats
Software download from the University of North Carolina based on research for "Helping people without sight access and explore spatial information."
University of Wisconsin
Uwm: Apple Macintosh Software Toolkit
A complete page of free downloads that allow the Macintosh computer to be more easily used by people with poor vision.
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Echospeech Voice of the Web
ECHOSPEECH is a very high quality speech coder that compresses speech 18.5 to 1. Plugins are provided for both Macs and PCs.
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Download Braille and Asl Specialty Fonts
Helpful page serves as a resource of free fonts for both Braille and American Sign Language.
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