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Tech Blog on Blindness Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech open menu Subscribe UEB Teaching Strategies Reading Cane Travel Legislation Contact Us The Elephant in the Room 24 Jul The Elephant in the Room By Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC In this year’s National Federation of the Blind convention banquet speech President Mark Riccobono talked about how words impact the lives of blind people. He especially identified the words used to … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Leading Voices of Diversity and Inclusion 17 Jun Leading Voices of Diversity and Inclusion Lift Every Voice… By Dr. Sheena Manuel Future Reflections, a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children, published their latest journal focusing on ethnic and cultural diversity. Great timing! Read More » Technology Leave a comment Keeping Up With Your Braille Knowledge At This Time 27 Mar Hello, We hope this message finds you and your family healthy and not experiencing too much hardship during this unprecedented time. we know that many of you are looking for some productive and educational activities to keep you and your … Read More » Technology Leave a comment SurveyGizmo and PDRIB Power Ground-Breaking Research on Blindness 27 Feb SurveyGizmo and PDRIB Power Ground-Breaking Research on Blindness By Jeanine Kennedy Our customers continually inspire us. They leverage the SurveyGizmo platform in ways we never imagined, using feedback to drive real impact throughout their organizations. Take Mary Ann Mendez. An … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Making a Distinction: Teachers of Blind Students 12 Aug Distinct Teachers Sheena Manuel, Kristen Sims, Edward Bell, Casey Robertson What blind children lack is not access to services, but access to high expectations. Society holds only minimal expectations for blind people. Consequently, the blind child is rewarded for virtually … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Braille Bookfair! 1 Apr As part of the NFB of Louisiana state convention in Bossier City on April 5 – 7 we will be having a Braille Book fair Extravaganza! All items completely suitable for blind kids or parents sharing with their sighted kiddos! … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Survey Sheds Light on the Ups and Downs of Employment for Legally Blind Americans: Reprinted from Disability Wisdom 31 Mar According to the 2017 Current Population Survey, about 2 million working-age Americans (ages 16-64) reported being blind or having trouble seeing. Of these 2 million Americans, only 35% had a job, compared with 70% of working-age Americans without disabilities. Even … Read More » Research Leave a comment Tech Tools and Learning Modalities Level the Learning Field for Students with Vision Impairments 11 May Photo of Paige Morra Paige Morra wanted to be an engineer. She thought her career goals were all set until she interned and completed her practicum for Dr. Edward Bell, a professor who directs the Louisiana Tech Graduate Programs for … Read More » Reading , Teaching Strategies , Technology Leave a comment Empowering youth with Blindness 27 Mar Reposted from: http://adkinsandwells.blogspot.com/?m=1 Authors and Educators Empowering Students with Blindness and Visual Impairments Lifelong learners, authors and educators, Anita Adkins and S. J. Wells team up to empower students of all ages with blindness and visual impairments through … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Adult Rehabilitation and Employment Survey 21 Jul We are looking for you! If you are blind or visually impaired, reside in the United States, and are at least 18 years of age, we cordially invite you to participate in this survey. The purpose of this … Read More » Technology Leave a comment Posts navigation 1 2 3 … 12 → Subscribe by E-mail Email Address Search for: Search Tags 2013 AER International O&M Conference 2013 Teacher Training Conference accessibility accommodations AER assessment assistive technology audio BANA blind braille Canada cane travel common core state standards (CCSS) dual media education elementary school employment independence JAWS large print literacy Louisiana Louisiana Center for the Blind low vision NFB NOMA NRMA objective PARCC reading reading rates rehabilitation rehab teaching research self-advocacy sleep shades special education structured discovery teacher of blind students teachers teaching technique UEB visually-impaired Archives July 2020 June 2020 March 2020 February 2020 August 2019 April 2019 March 2019 May 2018 March 2017 July 2016 February 2016 December 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 Subscribe by E-mail Email Address Search for: Search © 2024 Blog on Blindness Powered by WordPress / Theme by...