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 »
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 »
When you—a teacher of blind students, a parent, or concerned classroom teacher—want to objectively understand a visually-impaired student’s ability to travel safely, effectively, and efficiently, what should you do? We know that: When schools want to know in what math … Read More »
Last week, I and a group of us from the Institute on Blindness presented at the 2013 IDEA Leadership Conference, where more than 1,200 directors of special education and school superintendents gathered to—in the words of the conference mission statement—”support … Read More »