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Making it Work with Technology

Making it Work with Technology. NFBF Statewide Conference Parent Seminar May 26, 2006 Donna Ross Administrative Resource Teacher FIMC-VI dross@fimcvi.org. Portions of this presentation taken from:.

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Making it Work with Technology

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  1. Making it Work with Technology NFBF Statewide Conference Parent Seminar May 26, 2006 Donna Ross Administrative Resource Teacher FIMC-VI dross@fimcvi.org

  2. Portions of this presentation taken from: International Braille & Technology Center (IBTC), located at the National Center for the Blind, Baltimore, MD. Ike Presley, “Overview of Technology for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired”, Professional Development, Project Managerat the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), provided many of the graphics. Steve Booth’s article, “A Beginners Guide to Access Technology for Blind Students, Part One”, Future Reflections, Winter/Spring, 2006.

  3. What Can Technology Do? • producing materials in alternate formats • Large print • Braille • Audio • It provides tools for • accessing printed information, • accessing electronic information, • communicating through writing, and

  4. Important • Not all students with a visual impairment will need specialized technology. • Some may need no tech, some low tech, and others high tech. • Needs should be identified through a complete functional vision and learning media assessment. • Less is better!!

  5. Low Tech • Low Vision • Bold-Line paper • Raised green-lined paper • Colored acetate sheets • Felt pens and dark-writing pencils • Large-print books • Reading stands • Goose neck lamps (increased lighting)

  6. Low Tech • Magnification • Glasses & Contact Lenses • Hand-held magnifiers

  7. Low Tech • Magnification • Video Magnifiers (CCTVs) for near and distant viewing

  8. Low Tech • Magnification • Telescopic Devices (distant viewing)

  9. Low Tech • Blind (non-print readers) • Braille texts • Tactile graphics • Abacus (math)

  10. Low Tech • Blind (non-print readers) • Braille writers/braille paper • Slate ‘n Stylus • Real objects

  11. High Tech • Personal computer (PC) • For reading/listening & writing • With screen enlargement and/or speech • Desktop • Laptop • Keyboarding Software

  12. High Tech • Screen Access Software • Software that translates information on the computer into speech • JAWS • Freedom Scientific • Window-Eyes • GW Micro

  13. High Tech • Electronic Notetakers/Accessible PDAs

  14. High Tech • Electronic Notetakers/Accessible PDAs • Features • Braille or QWERTY input • Optional 18- or 32-character refreshable braille display • Speech Output • Print or emboss hard copy documents

  15. High Tech • Auditory Print Access • Scanner + OCR • Common use – photo files • OCR = Optical Character Recognition • Software used with conventional scanners which converts text to synthetic speech using a standard PC.

  16. Scanner + OCR Makes most print materials accessible using synthesized speech Handouts Worksheets Tests Short stories Short text sections High Tech

  17. High Tech • Auditory Print Access • Books on Tapes/ • Talking Books • Digital Talking Book Players • APH Book Port • RFBD Victor Readers

  18. High Tech • Auditory Print Access • Talking Calculators • Talking Dictionaries

  19. High Tech • Braille Embosser • Print/Braille Tactile Graphics Embossers • Embossing Software • Duxbury • Braille 2000 • Mega Dots

  20. High Tech • Mountbatten Electronic Braille Writer and Embosser, with speech. • Monty braille translation software

  21. High Tech – Misc. • Sonar Cane

  22. Remember • Not all students with a visual impairment will need specialized technology • Some may need no tech, some low tech, and others high tech • Needs should be identified through a complete functional vision and learning media assessment. • Less is better!!

  23. Helpful Websites • International Braille & Technology Center http://www.nfb.org/tech/ibtc.htm • DBS Newsletters - http://dbs.myflorida.com/newsletter/index.shtml#Access • American Printing House http://www.aph.org/index.html • Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.tsbvi.edu (see National Agenda folder) • Florida Instructional Materials Center – VI http://www.fimcvi.org • Free Braille Literary Books http://www.seedlings.org • Special Education Technology – British Columbia http://www.setbc.org • American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org

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