Using Pen Friend to Motivate Beginning Braille Readers Who Have Multiple Disabilities
The PenFriend is a voice labeling system that uses a simple device to create recordings associated with sticker labels.
The PenFriend is a voice labeling system that uses a simple device to create recordings associated with sticker labels.
An innovative program of instruction created by TVI Sherry Airhart for a student who struggled with braille and literacy skills. Her willingness and ability to “think outside the box” resulted in an alternate path to braille.
Literacy Kits are designed to promote active participation and communication for students with multiple disabilities during reading activities.
My name is Sandy Gillam. I am a wife and a mother of two boys. My youngest, Finn, is 13 years old and has typical vision and hearing. My oldest, Liam, age 16, is deafblind.
Jessica is a TVI in California and is also the resource specialist in Assistive Technology for California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI). She was one of the authors of the Access Technology Evaluation Checklist For Blind and Low Vision Needs.
Charlotte was the creator and manager of the Paths to Literacy website from 2010-2021. She has worked for Perkins School for the Blind in many capacities, including classroom teacher, consultant for Perkins International in Asia and Africa, Education Consultant for New England Center Deafblind Project, and Digital Projects Manager.