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Vision Impairment

Vision Impairment. Nichole Corcoran November 6, 2008. Different types of Visual impairments.  Two types of visual impairments  Low Vision  These Students still have limited sight.  Blindness  Lacking Visual Perception  NLP which stands for No light perception are totally blind.

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Vision Impairment

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  1. Vision Impairment Nichole Corcoran November 6, 2008

  2. Different types of Visual impairments Two types of visual impairments Low Vision These Students still have limited sight. Blindness Lacking Visual Perception  NLP which stands for No light perception are totally blind.  Light Perception- Can tell light from dark, but that is the only vision they have.

  3. Braille Embossers One way to help a visually impaired student is through the use of a Braille embosser. A Braille embosser is a printer that gives Braille text. A downfall of Braille embossers is that they are very costly ranging from $2,000- 80, 000 depending on the needs of the user.

  4. Audio books Audio books are a book on CD or MP3. Visually impaired students can “read” or listen to a book, without needing to get them Braille copies of books. An article on the benefits of audio books in the classroom

  5. Solution There are many solutions to the problem of having a visually impaired student in your classroom. You could get audio books for the student to listen to. You could print off things for the student on a Braille Embosser.

  6. Credits  Keller, E. (1999). Strategies for Teaching Students with Vision Impairments. Retrieved November 6, 2008 from http://www.as.wvu.edu~scidis/text/vision-impair.html  Coppin, R. (2008) The benefits of Audio Books For the Blind- In the Classroom. Ezinearticles.com retrieved November 6, 2008 from http://ezinearticles.com/?The–Benefits-of-Audio-Books-For-the-Blind---In- the-classroom&id=1616302  Braille Embossers (2008). Retrieved November 6, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille-embosser  Blindness (2008). Retrieved November 6, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness  Images from:  http://www.triumphonic.com/catalog/images/basicd.jpg  http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050825/05082 5_audiobook_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg

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