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Audio Description to Allow the Blind To “See” the Total Eclipse | Aug 11, 2017 | WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 — The Audio Description Project, an initiative of the American Council... more |
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Braille Poetry Contest | Aug 04, 2017 | National Braille Press has announced their first Poetry Contest! THEME: The Five Senses ... more |
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Share Your Comments about Education | Jul 28, 2017 | You may think that your opinion doesn't count, but in fact this is the time to send in comments you... more |
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Glasses for the Solar Eclipse | Jul 25, 2017 | As most of you know the solar eclipse is coming up on August 21, taking a path across the U.S.... more |
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Described TV and Accessible Higher Ed Materials Gaining Ground | Jul 13, 2017 | Two updates are worth noting this week for advocates of people with visual impairments. Described... more |
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Paths to Literacy Blogger Featured in Perkins Magazine | Jul 10, 2017 | Parent blogger Sandy Kenrick is featured in a recent issue of the Perkins Perspective magazine. ... more |
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brailleSCHOOL Starts This Fall! | Jun 28, 2017 | brailleSCHOOL is an interactive, 10-week virtual program where parents will learn everything you... more |
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Embossed Rubik's Cube Available to Borrow for FREE! | Jun 22, 2017 | Schools and youth organizations can borrow special Rubik’s Touch Cubes with embossed designs and... more |
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Survey on Quotation Marks & Apostrophes in UEB | Jun 14, 2017 | The UEB Code Maintenance Committee is seeking opinions on a possible change to the representation... more |
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OSEP Addresses Special Education Eligibility for Students with Visual Impairments | Jun 05, 2017 | OSEP (The Office of Special Education Programs of the United States Department of Education) has... more |
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New Braille Books from Seedlings! | May 24, 2017 | Seedlings Braille Books for Children announces three new all-braille books for independent readers... more |
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Sensory Substitution: Seeing with Your Tongue | May 12, 2017 | An article in this week's New Yorker magazine called "Seeing with Your Tongue" by Nicola Twilley... more |
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Create Your Own Electronic Game: Memor-i Studio | May 06, 2017 | Imagine if anyone could easily create educational electronic games. Imagine now that these were... more |
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The Benefits of the New Supreme Court Decision for Students with IEPs | May 01, 2017 | You may have heard about the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the recent Endrew F. v. Douglas... more |
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Survey on Graph Comprehension for Students with Visual Impairments | Apr 24, 2017 | Attention teachers who have worked with and/or are working with high school students in mathematics... more |
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Canadian Braille Writing Contest | Apr 15, 2017 | CNIB and AltLit.ca are sponsoring a Braille Creative Writing Contest for students in Canada who are... more |
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Touch & Hear Assistive Teaching System Prototype | Mar 29, 2017 | The Touch & Hear Assistive Teaching System (THATS) hopes to be "the first free e-learning app... more |
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Project Turino Physical Programming Language | Mar 27, 2017 | Microsoft is working to adapt a coding program for students ages 7 to 11 to include their peers... more |
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College Boards in UEB | Mar 16, 2017 | Beginning in August 2017, College Board tests will switch to Unified English Braille (UEB). This... more |
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NFB 2017 Scholarship Program | Mar 13, 2017 | The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) annually offers the opportunity to win one of thirty... more |
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International Illustrated Tactile Book Contest | Mar 09, 2017 | The International Tactile Illustrated Book Contest is sponsored by Typhlo & Tactus. The goal... more |
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Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription Available from BANA | Mar 02, 2017 | The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is pleased to announce that Braille Formats:... more |
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Supreme Court Decision About Service Animals | Feb 22, 2017 | In the case of Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, the Supreme Court of the United States has... more |
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APH Seeking Field Testers for Mad Flash iOS App | Feb 21, 2017 | Want to be silly AND practice math skills? Here’s your chance! APH is seeking field... more |
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Spotlight Gateway Offers Access to Free eBooks and iPad | Feb 02, 2017 | Benetech and Lighthouse Guild have teamed up to offer free eBooks to eligible students who are... more |
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Please Take Our 3-Minute Paths to Literacy Survey! | Jan 27, 2017 | Paths to Literacy, which is a collaboration between Perkins School for the Blind and Texas School... more |
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Nominations for APH Hall of Fame | Jan 12, 2017 | The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) announces that the 2017 Hall of Fame nomination... more |
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Happy Birthday, Louis Braille! | Jan 03, 2017 | Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 and we celebrate his life and legacy during the whole... more |
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NICE: National Intervener Certification E-portfolio | Dec 17, 2016 | The National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) and the Paraprofessional Resource and Research Center... more |
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Study Shows Brain-Training Videos Can Improve Peripheral Vision | Dec 08, 2016 | New research by vision scientists at the University of Rochester and Vanderbilt University found... more |