Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech
In 2012, Mississippi became the first state in the nation to require teachers of blind students to, at a minimum, include a research-based assessment in their determination of whether students’ primary reading media should be print, braille or both. At … Read More »
It is vital that we as teachers of the blind and visually impaired maintain high expectations for our students and understand the true capability of the blind. Meeting and collaborating with competent blind adults who are living the lives they … Read More »
At Louisiana Tech, our master’s degree programs prepare teachers to work with blind and low-vision students. Because our research has shown a strong correlation between employment and braille literacy among the blind, we want our graduates to be fluent in … Read More »
My students who have low vision are not too fond of the massive, heavy schoolbooks they have to carry from class to class. The large print books are, well, so large that they are awkward for most desks and little … Read More »
Join us on Sunday, Aug. 3 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Republic B ballroom of the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. We’ll be presenting about how a blind or low-vision student can learn the braille code in one … Read More »
Teachers, The Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University invites you to participate in a study to evaluate the services and to understand the educational experiences of blind and/or visually impaired youth in grades K through … Read More »
My kids just started back to school, and for the past few days, I keep hearing from the school about how so many of their teachers are “National Board Certified.” The certification process isn’t mandated, it’s time-consuming for the teachers, … Read More »
Most students with low vision can manage to make it through kindergarten and even first grade with little interventions because the print size is so large in every book. Once the print begins to become smaller, you may notice that … Read More »
Remarks by Casey Robertson to the 2013 National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Orlando, Florida. I am Casey Robertson. I am a teacher of blind students with a master’s degree from Louisiana Tech. I’m currently a … Read More »