The Importance of Blind Mentors in Teacher Prep Programs

22 Sep

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 »

Time is Running Out to Learn the Latest Trends

3 Sep

We invite you to register now for the Third Biennial Louisiana Teacher Training Conference on Blindness and Low Vision, which will be held Sep. 25-26 at the Louisiana Center for the Blind in Ruston. This regionally-focused, professional development conference will … Read More »

Determining the Number of Minutes for Cane Travel Instruction Just Got Easier

14 Aug
Large clock framed by a tall building in a big city; courtesy of Phillip Pessar, on Flickr

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 »

Yes, You Can Read Braille 110% Faster in 9 Months

29 May

Today’s encouraging post comes from Stephanie Martin, a current master’s student at Louisiana Tech University’s Institute on Blindness, where she is studying to become a teacher of blind students. The Institute on Blindness sets high expectations for its graduate students … Read More »

Please mark your calendars…

18 May

SAVE THE DATE for the Third Biennial Louisiana Teacher Training Conference on Blindness and Low Vision Sep. 25-26, 2015 at the Louisiana Center for the Blind This will be a regionally-focused professional development conference on current trends, technology, concerns and … Read More »

Why Is Helen Keller The Only Blind Person Anyone Knows?

14 Apr
Reverse side of the Alabama state quarter, released in 2003. Image is in the public domain from Wikimedia Commons.

Today’s post is adapted from a presentation by Mike Hudson—the director of the museum at the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Ky—to a recent meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Greater Louisville. Founded in … Read More »