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Large Print Materials in the Classroom: Creation and Sourcing Guide
When a student in your classroom is squinting at a worksheet or holding a book inches from their face, you want to help right now. Large print is often the first accommodation that comes to mind, and for good reason. It is one of the most common and effective supports for students with low vision.…
Read MoreClassroom Arrangement for Students With Visual Impairments
You just found out a student in your class has a visual impairment, and you are already running through everything that might need to change. Take a breath. You do not have to rebuild your classroom or become a vision specialist overnight. The single most important idea in arranging a classroom for students with visual…
Read MoreIEP Goals for Students with Visual Impairment: SMART Framework and Goal Bank
If you’re staring at a blank goal field on an IEP form for a student with visual impairment, the standard goal banks aren’t going to help you much. They’re built for general special education. They’ll give you forty variations on reading fluency and nothing on cane technique, braille display navigation, or how to teach a…
Read MoreClassroom Accommodations for Students with Low Vision: Complete Guide
If you have just learned that a student in your classroom has low vision, you may be feeling a mix of concern and uncertainty. You want to do right by this child, and you may be wondering whether you will have to rebuild your whole classroom or learn a new skill set overnight. Take a…
Read MoreCCTV Magnifiers and Document Cameras for Students with Visual Impairment
If you are trying to help a student with a visual impairment keep up with reading and writing in class, the number of magnification devices out there can feel overwhelming. You are not alone in that. Most parents and teachers we talk with just want one clear answer: which tool actually helps a student read…
Read MoreText-to-Speech Software and Tools for Classroom Accessibility
If a student in your classroom is straining to read the screen, or falling behind because the reading takes twice as long as it should, text-to-speech is usually the first tool to try. It is free on nearly every device your school already owns, and most students can start using it the same afternoon. Text-to-speech…
Read MoreMagnification Software for Students with Low Vision
Watching a bright student lean inches from a screen, squinting to make out text the rest of the class reads easily, is hard. If that is your student or your child, here is the good news: the right magnification software can put the full digital curriculum back within reach, and you may not need to…
Read MoreScreen Reader Software in the Classroom: Implementation for Teachers
A student who uses a screen reader just joined your class, and you might be wondering how much new software you need to learn. Here is the reassuring part: you do not need to master the screen reader yourself. Your real job is to understand how screen reader software in the classroom changes the way…
Read MoreAssistive Technology for Students with Low Vision: A Teacher’s Guide
You have a student with low vision on your roster, and you want to get this right. Maybe the paperwork says “screen magnification” or “CCTV” and you are not sure what those are, or whether the device sitting unused in the corner is even the right one. That uncertainty is normal, and it does not…
Read MoreDesktop vs. Handheld Magnifiers for AMD
If you or someone you love has been recently diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, choosing your first magnifier can feel surprisingly overwhelming. There are dozens of styles, prices range from twenty dollars to several thousand, and well-meaning friends often push whatever worked for them. The truth is that the right magnifier depends on what you…
Read MoreBest Reading Aids for Macular Degeneration
When the words on a page start to fade, blur, or disappear into a gray smudge in the center of your view, the loss feels personal. Reading is often the first activity affected by macular degeneration, and for many people, it is also the activity that mattered most. The morning paper, a grandchild’s letter, a…
Read MoreSoftware Updates for JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion
The low vision software updates for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion are here. No matter which product you use, you will benefit from the new enhancements. We strongly encourage installing new updates so you can take advantage of new features and updated performance. We regularly update JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion to stay current with Windows, browsers,…
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