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The Fastest, Easiest Braille Assessment

21 Nov

Too often, teachers for the blind are faced with a problem: they need to assess their legally blind students to determine what services they need. However, the braille assessments that exist are cumbersome, biased, unreliable, or expensive. Fortunately, there is … Read More »

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Memorizing New UEB Symbols through Patterns

14 Nov

Last week, we posted an overview about the U.S. transition to UEB, unified English Braille. While the Braille Authority of North America has posted a useful guide to the updated symbols and rules, I’ve been using UEB for nearly a … Read More »

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Combining Artificial Intelligence and a Long White Cane

8 Nov

I came across a story from MedCity News yesterday entitled, “Sensors, cameras, GPS & algorithms meet in a wearable device to help the blind navigate.” Through a partnership between Draper Laboratory, Auburn University, and the National Federation of the Blind, … Read More »

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Here Comes Unified English Braille!

8 Nov
Fingers touching braille dots on a page

The current braille code is tough for elementary students, for there is no way for a transcriber to differentiate between bold, underlined, italicized and colored text. Writing words that have numbers and letters is cumbersome. There’s a need to frequently … Read More »

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Survey: 3D Printing for Accessible Materials in Schools

4 Nov

Benetech—the company behind Bookshare, the online clearinghouse for accessible textbooks—has just released a survey aimed at teachers who work with students who are blind or have low vision. “This project aims to gather information on the potential use of three-dimensional … Read More »

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Defining Accessibility in e-Learning

1 Nov

It’s most recent issue of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network, the Sloan Consortium posted an interview with representatives from the National Federation of the Blind and the Association of Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The abstract describes it best: … Read More »

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Mentors: A Key Component to Understanding Blindness

31 Oct

Kristen Sims grew up in Ruston, Louisiana, home to the Louisiana Center for the Blind, yet she didn’t know about the exciting careers in the field of blindness. “I didn’t see blind people as any different,” she said. “To be … Read More »

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Encouraging Braille Reading for Elementary Students

24 Oct

Krystal Guillory, NCLB—a teacher of blind students working in Louisiana’s Lincoln Parish Schools—has set a high braille-reading goal for her elementary-aged students: read 100 braille books this school year. The schools are participating in the Accelerated Reader program designed to … Read More »

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Passing the NCLB Could Mean 2 Days of Vacation in New Mexico

17 Oct

Greg Trapp, Executive Director for the New Mexico Commission for the Blind, has made a generous offer to his staff. For each section of the National Certification in Literary Braille that his staff pass, they’ll receive two hours of administrative … Read More »

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Review: BARD on the iPhone is Stable, Needs Updates

16 Oct
Screenshot of BARD Mobile in the Apple iTunes Store

Editor’s Note: The following post is not meant as a tutorial or step-by-step guide. Rather, it explores the benefits and pitfalls of the iPhone app from a user’s perspective. Hoards of expectant readers have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of … Read More »

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