vision

Learners with....
=Visual Impairments=

General Information Color Blindness Braille Accessible Materials For Individuals With Visual Impairments Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairments

Also see Deaf-Blindness in Hearing Impairments

Ivona http://www.ivona.com/us/ (a text to speech tool used by someone at ATAC)

Sight Line Productions (Sight Line for the Blind) http://sightlineproductions.com

Sensus Access http://www.sensusaccess.com/ "SensusAccess is a self-service, alternate media solution for educational institutions. SensusAccess allows students, faculty, staff and alumni to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audio books (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital Braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats. We call that Inclusion Technology."

Teaching Students with Visual Impairments: Classroom Design Tips http://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/classroom-design-tips.html

Tips for Promoting Braille in the Classroom http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/braille/resources-for-teachers-of-braille/tips-for-promoting-braille-in-the-classroom/1235

[|Describing Colors To Blind People] [Tommy Edison] (YouTube 2:40) www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YN8_lg6-U

[|Tommy Edison Experience: The Funny Side of Being Blind and The Blind Film Critic] (YouTube) www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP?feature=watch

South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind [] 888-447-2732

SC Commission for the Blind 800-922-2222

WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) []

Low Vision Simulation []

Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation (OLERF) [] (in presentation)

Low Vision Centers of Indiana [|www.eyeassociates.com]

Vision Resources Online [] This list of resources is from Lighthouse International and offers links on a variety of topics related to low vision, eye care, etc.

Lighthouse International Home Page []

Access World [] “:American Foundation for the Blind offers this free Web publication, published every other month.”

Early Childhood and Family Education [|www.asdb.state.az.us/ecfe/projects.html] Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) has a great site that is aimed toward parents.

Vision Connection [] To subscribe to their newsletter, At a Glance, write to: [|SubscribeAtaGlance@email.visionconnection.org].

Games [for individuals who are blind or have low vision] []

Blind And The Beast http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlindAndTheBeast Examples of movies, books, etc that have the theme of "A character with a freakish appearance, experiencing loneliness, happens to stumble into a blind person who doesn't realize that the freak is not quite human. They strike up a friendship or even romance, and the audience learns An Aesop that blind people might be better than we are because they are quicker to recognize inner beauty."

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic [] Libby Anne Inabinet, South Carolina State Director 803-463-1400.

SC Library - Talking Book Services for People with Disabilities [] 800-922-7818 or 803-734-4611

American Printing House for the Blind [|http://www.aph.org]

Louis [] “The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) currently houses a database called the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired. Louis contains information about tens of thousands of titles of accessible materials, including braille, large print, sound recordings, and computer files from over 170 agencies throughout the United States.”

A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired [] "This document contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats. ... To make a text accessible, it is usually necessary to provide it in several formats. Alternate formats include large print, braille, audio tape, and electronic file."

NVDA [] "NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, it enables blind or vision impaired people to access computers running Windows for no more cost than a sighted person. Major features include support for over 20 languages and the ability to run entirely from a USB drive with no installation."

VisCheck [] In addition to information about colorblindness, this site also includes some examples of the way people with various types of colorblindness would see images.

BRAILLE
Braille Bug [] Fun for children (and adults!)

Brailler.com [|http://www.brailler.com] Information about Braille with many links

Dots For Families [] “This web site is designed for family members, teachers of children with visual impairments, and others interested in promoting literacy opportunities for young children with visual impairments.”

Also see Assistive Technology

Screen Reader Simulation []

Assistive Technology Viewer []

MOVIE: Profile Series: “Write” Tools for Angie: Technology for Students Who are Visually Impaired NCIP (National Center to Improve Practice) Copyright Education Development Center, Inc and WGBH Educational Foundation 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02158 617-969-7100 X 2387 (fax) 617-969-3440 ncip@edc.org

(software review) MAGic Screen Magnification []

For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can’t []

A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired [] "This document contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats. ... To make a text accessible, it is usually necessary to provide it in several formats. Alternate formats include large print, braille, audio tape, and electronic file."