Production of Braille
Introduction to ways in which braille can be produced, including braille writer, slate and stylus, and electronic means with embosser
Introduction to ways in which braille can be produced, including braille writer, slate and stylus, and electronic means with embosser
Categories of assistive technology for users with visual impairments, including screenreaders, braille notetakers, and embossers
The parents of a child with a visual impairment share their daughter’s story.
Resources for families interested in learning braille
Paths to Literacy is a vibrant community of practice and we invite you to share ideas and resources for children and youth who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including students with multiple disabilities. Below are some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about sharing on this site.
This student uses tactile symbols to prompt him with his poem about snow. He plays the keyboard to accompany his poem.
A Speech Language Pathologist shares her observations about how a change in her teaching techniques changes the student’s outcome.
“The Very Hungry Braillewriter” is in an adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, using the students’ names as characters and tactile symbols to retell the story.
Muffin Lasagna and Ferret Water uses a student’s own creative ideas and language to promote early literacy skills and interactive communication.
Speech language pathologist Megan Mogan shares an interactive story-writing process with a prelinguistic student who Is deafblind.