Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech
At Louisiana Tech, our master’s degree programs prepare teachers to work with blind and low-vision students. Because our research has shown a strong correlation between employment and braille literacy among the blind, we want our graduates to be fluent in … Read More »
Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) and Structured Discovery Rehabilitation have been demonstrated to be among the most innovative and effective forms of rehabilitation training for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Louisiana Tech University has operated its Orientation and … Read More »
Louisiana Tech University, headquartered in north-central Louisiana, will offer courses for those who want to teach blind students and begin a master’s degree in teaching. Summer 2014 (1st summer session) (6/4/14 – 7/9/14) EDCI 584/Orientation & Mobility Teachers of Blind … Read More »
When rapid transit came to California in the early 1970s, I remember learning to use the underground trains along with everyone else…sighted and blind. Because I was trained to travel in such a way that said, “You know how to … Read More »
T-Base Communications—a Canadian producer of accessible materials and member of the Braille Authority of North America—asked me to write a piece about why braille is important to me. Here’s just an excerpt, and you can read the full post on … Read More »
Senior leadership from the Department of Education and Rehabilitation Services Administration spoke about a “Dear Colleagues” letter that they circulated to state departments of education last summer. Citing research from the Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University, the letter … Read More »
Fifteen states, plus the District of Columbia, are getting ready to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and along with the standards come new assessments. The National Federation of the Blind is currently investigating the accessibility features available for … Read More »
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 »
At our recent Teacher Training Conference on Blindness and Low Vision (held September 20-22, 2013 in Ruston), Laureen Mayfield delivered these remarks. She is the Director of Special Education for the Bienville Parish School Board and President of the Louisiana … Read More »