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Category Archives: Visual Impairment
Summer program prepares teens with visual disabilities for adulthood
From left, Madison Pugh, Derek Bliss and Katie Firmani are preparing for adulthood in the sighted world.A Florida transition program for students with visual disabilities is helping them prepare for adulthood. The summer program aims to increase studen… Continue reading
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Living By Sullivan’s Rules
Tom Sullivan is an amazing man. I had heard of him before, but last night I saw him interviewed on the Craig Ferguson Show. He came out with his guide dog and shared on his latest book, “Together: A Novel of Shared Vision”(Amazon’s Look Inside). Craig … Continue reading
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Technology may be breathing new life into Braille
Technology, once seen as heralding the end of the communication method, is instead making it easier for students to learn it.Less than 50% of the students that are classified as having visual impairments can read Braille. But after a decade on the decl… Continue reading
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