Tactile Books for Students with Visual Impairments
Learn how to make different types of tactile books for students who are blind or low vision, including those with deafblindness or multiple disabilities
Learn how to make different types of tactile books for students who are blind or low vision, including those with deafblindness or multiple disabilities
Students who are deafblind are tasked with every hour of their school day the process of gathering information through multiple modes and weaving the information together, or deciding that one (possibly unreliable) mode may be best for a given situation.
Create a sensory garden for your students with visual impairments to cultivate an inclusive learning environment in your classroom.
Chris Russell is the Project Coordinator for the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative, and has experience as a classroom teacher and Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) working with children who have visual impairments and additional disabilities including deaf-blindness and cortical visual impairment.
Dr Sarah W. Blackstone is past president and fellow of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) and a founder and board member of its US Chapter. Dr.
Itinerant Teacher of the Visually Impaired since 2012 at the Washington State school for the Blind in the Outreach program.
I have been an itinerant TVI and COMS since 1997. I specialize in using Assistive Technology with children with visual and multiple disabilities. My passion is helping these extra-special children to be more independent and better able to communicate with their friends and family.
Beth is a teacher in the Lower School & Early Learning Center at Perkins School for the Blind.
Maurice Belote is a graduate of the federally-funded teacher training program in deafblindness at San Francisco State University and has worked exclusively in the field of deafblindness for 39 years. Maurice has served as Project Coordinator for California Deafblind Services since 1992.
I am a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments at the Bureau of Education Services for the Blind in CT. I love my job and all the ups and downs that come with it! My students are rock stars and they inspire me daily.