Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech
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 »
The nation’s only non-discriminatory, certifying organization of blindness professionals was honored earlier this month with a $20,000 award. Named for Dr. Jacob Bolotin, a blind doctor from Chicago who practiced medicine in the early 20th century, the award exists to encourage the … Read More »
As you’ve likely heard, next Jan. 4 will mark the transition day for the U.S. from Literary Braille to Unified English Braille. As such, we’ve begun preparing the certification exam that will replace the National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB). … Read More »
For years, teachers of blind students have been talking about teaching strategies for students who sway, spin, or rock back and forth in their chairs. In just a few months, we’ll be able to say that there’s an app for … Read More »
I recently heard a teacher say this to a blind student: “Turn right, I mean left, I mean…stop!” Too many of the students who are blind or have low vision that I observe (fortunately not many in my school district) … Read More »
Sponsored by the National Rehabilitation Association, the National Blindness Professional Certification Board, and us—the Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University—professionals in the field of educating blind students and adults from around the country will gather to discuss the latest … Read More »
As I frequently tell my students who are learning to be cane travel instructors, our main priority must be on getting people back to work or school. However, we have to stop and remember that life isn’t just about work. … Read More »
A first-grader with low vision, who has so far been reluctant to use a cane, now cannot wait until she gets her first cane after using a “story box” created by Paige Morra, a graduate student in the Teaching Blind … Read More »
A few weeks ago, we hosted another workshop about the changeover from Literary Braille to Unified English Braille (UEB) here in Ruston. Whereas so much of the conversation about the coming changeover to UEB here in the U.S. is characterized … Read More »
“Moving Hand” experiment on KTVE morning news from Monroe, La. 5th-grader Malayja, one of the regulars in our Saturday Club programs, went on the local news this morning to conduct a science experiment. We’re all familiar with what happens when … Read More »