Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech
Today, we are excited to announce that we have been (and will continue) to develop an additional tool for orientation and mobility instructors, who teach blind and low-vision students how to travel independently, safely and confidently using long white canes. … Read More »
My second grade student knows the braille code and loves sharing it with her classmates, but her reading fluency did not match that of her sighted peers. She would try to guess at words after looking at the first couple … Read More »
Kiona McAllister, an 11-year-old Ruston native, learned the famous “erupting volcano” science experiment at Ruston Elementary School and, a few weeks ago, she was able to share it with viewers of the morning news. Her mom, Karla Atwater, learned of … Read More »
As I reflect on last week’s Thanksgiving celebrations, I realize how thankful I am for being able to give my students the opportunity to give back to the community. Early last month, the students to whom I teach cane travel … Read More »
This summer at the AER International Conference, our team from Louisiana Tech University showed teachers of blind students how to move a first-grade student through the braille code in one year. The student with whom I developed this technique last … Read More »