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Roger Holt

Planet of the Blind: Higher Education's Studied Indifference to People with Disabilitie... - 0 views

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accessibility opinion

shared by Roger Holt on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • There's a great article over at Getting Hired dot Com about the lawsuit that's been filed against Arizona State University by several blindness advocacy groups. The issue has to to with ASU's decision to provide its students with the Kindle Reader as a means of accessing textbooks--and yes, the Kindle is still inaccessible to blind people. I'll leave aside for the time being the relative technical issues involved in making the Kindle accessible for the talking points are tedious. Trust me, the Kindle can be made to talk without difficulty save for the fact that it needs a more expensive "out of the box" operating system.
Terry Booth

Access to Printed Information Using Video Magnification (CCTVs) for People who are Blin... - 0 views

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assistive technology Visual Impairment blindness webinar

shared by Terry Booth on 08 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Click here to register for this webinar -- $39 What: This webinar is a complete examination of the current technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired to access information on paper using video magnification, a.k.a. CCTVs. It will trace the recent evolution of this technology and the implications for today’s young students, college students, working adults, and seniors. When: Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time Presenter: William J. Bielawski III, Life Enhancement / Job Coach, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired Full Abstract – Including speaker biography and learning points
Terry Booth

Access to Electronic Information Using Portable Devices for People who are Blind or Vis... - 0 views

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Accessibility information Visual Impairment blindness Webinar

shared by Terry Booth on 08 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Click here to register for this webinar -- $39 What: This session is a thorough examination of the current technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired to access electronic information. Most of these individuals can use their computers effectively by using screen magnification software. Those with very low or no vision can use screen reading software. Braille literate folks use Braille translation software, Braille displays, Braille embossers, and Braille graphics products. We will trace the recent evolution of this technology and the implications for today’s young students, college students, working adults, and seniors. When: Wednesday, September 22, 2011 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time Presenter: William J. Bielawski III, Life Enhancement / Job Coach, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired Full Abstract – Including speaker biography and learning points
Terry Booth

Access to Electronic Information Using Computers for People who are Blind or Visually I... - 0 views

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Accessibility information Visual Impairment blindness Webinar

shared by Terry Booth on 08 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Click here to register for this webinar -- $39 What: This session is a thorough examination of the current technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired to access electronic information. Most of these individuals can use their computers effectively by using screen magnification software. Those with very low or no vision can use screen reading software. Braille literate folks use Braille translation software, Braille displays, Braille embossers, and Braille graphics products. We will trace the recent evolution of this technology and the implications for today’s young students, college students, working adults, and seniors. When: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time Presenter: William J. Bielawski III, Life Enhancement / Job Coach, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired Full Abstract – Including speaker biography and learning points
Terry Booth

Northern Rockies-AER Conference - Ketchum, ID - Oct. 19-21, 2011 - 0 views

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blindness Visual Impairment conference Rehabilitation

shared by Terry Booth on 12 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Click here to download full flyer with registration information (PDF) What: The Northern Rockies Association for the Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind & Visually Impaired is holding its annual conference. Presentations include: Teaching Braille though Arts and Games ~ Jan Zollinger, Distinguished Educators of Blind Children Award, 2004 Stress and the Deaf-Blind Student: Enhancing the Work Environment ~ Robin Greenfield, Coordinator of the Idaho DeafBlind Project Using the Low Vision Assessment Effectively ~ a panel (O&M Specialist; Teacher of the Visually Impaired; etc.) Options for Driving with Optical Devices ~ Dr. Dwight Hansen, Low Vision Specialist Transition and Beyond ~ Dana Ard, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the Blind Assistive Technology for Students with Multiply Impairments-Visual Impairments ~ Nora Jehn, Director of the Idaho Center for Assistive Technology Update on Accessible Technology for the Consumer (IPAD, Magnifiers, Notetaking Devices, Auditory Readers, etc.) Low Vision and Low Vision Devices American Printing House: new math and tactual graphics products Dog Guide Issues Where: Sun Valley Inn Ketchum, Idaho When: October 19-21, 2011
Roger Holt

Videogames for the Blind? - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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blind videogames

shared by Roger Holt on 17 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • His sight was gone by the time he was 4r. But Munawar Bijani learned how to play videogames using his hearing alone. Now he’s in the forefront of blind entertainment.
  • Munawar Bijani made his foray into the world of videogames at age 8, as Ryu tossing fireballs at enemies in Street Fighter, and as Sub-Zero laying down sheets of ice in Mortal Kombat. He was pretty good, able to beat both computer and human opponents regularly enough to be a formidable foe.
Sierra Boehm

Public Hearing on the State Plans for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind and Low V... - 0 views

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montana public hearing blind low vision

shared by Sierra Boehm on 15 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Sierra Boehm on 15 Feb 13
     
    Click here to download the flier for this event
    What:
    You are invited to a Public Hearing on the State Plans for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind and Low Vision Services (MVR/BLV) and The Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC). When:
    Friday, March 22, 2013
    3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Mountain Where:
    Billings           
    MSU-Billings, 1500 University Drive, Education Building, Room 158
    Bozeman
    Montana State University, Eng. Phys. Science Building-South 7th and Grant, Room 126
    Butte       
    Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, ELCB Room 225   
    Great Falls       
    Great Falls College of Technology, 2100 16th Avenue South, Room B-133       
    Havre
    MSU-Northern, 300 11th Street West, Hagner Science Center, Room 202
    Helena
    Old Livestock Building, 1310 East Lockey, Rooms 105 and 107.
    Kalispell
    Flathead Valley Community College, 777Grandview Dr., Learning Resource Ctr. Rm. 120
    Miles City
    Miles City Community College, 2715 Dickenson Street, Room 313
    Missoula
    University of Montana, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Galagher Building - Room 104   There will be a call-in line available during the time of the hearing.  Participants on the call-in line will have the opportunity to make comments. 
    Call-in information is:
    Call-in number:  406-449-7478 Conference ID:  85946#
Roger Holt

Paths to Literacy for individuals with blindness - 0 views

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Web Resources blindness Deaf-Blindness literacy

shared by Roger Holt on 12 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • This site is intended to be an online hub for information related to literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities or deafblindness.  It includes original content, as well as links to other sites and resources available on the web.
Roger Holt

National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness - 0 views

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Deaf-Blindness

shared by Roger Holt on 01 May 12 - No Cached
  • The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) is a national technical assistance and dissemination center for children and youth who are deaf-blind.
Roger Holt

RFB&D is now Learning Ally! | Learning Ally, formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic - 0 views

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Learning Disabilities blind reading audio books

shared by Roger Holt on 22 May 12 - No Cached
  • Founded in 1948 as Recording for the Blind, Learning Ally serves more than 300,000 K-12, college and graduate students, veterans and lifelong learners – all of whom cannot read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, or other learning disabilities. Learning Ally’s collection of more than 70,000 digitally recorded textbooks and literature titles – downloadable and accessible on mainstream as well as specialized assistive technology devices – is the largest of its kind in the world. More than 6,000 volunteers across the U.S. help to record and process the educational materials, which students rely on to achieve academic and professional success. 
Roger Holt

How the Blind Are Reinventing the iPhone - Liat Kornowski - Technology - The Atlantic - 0 views

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iPhone blind accessibility

shared by Roger Holt on 22 May 12 - No Cached
  • At first many blind people thought that the iPhone would never be accessible to them, with its flat glass screen. But the opposite has proved true.
Sierra Boehm

Untangling the Dots, Braille Inservice - Great Falls - Oct. 17-18, 2013 - 0 views

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Montana braille inservice

shared by Sierra Boehm on 11 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Sierra Boehm on 11 Sep 13
     
    Register for this event

    What:
    The Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind is offering a free Braille inservice. Lodging on campus will be available to participants on a first-come first-served basis. The inservice is titled "Untangling the Dots." CEU/renewal units and university credits are available.

    When:
    October 17-18, 2013

    Where:
    Montana School for the Deaf & Blind
    3911 Central Av.
    Great Falls, MT 59404
Roger Holt

BARD App for the Blind | News Releases - Library of Congress - 0 views

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assistive technology blind Visually_Impaired audio books Library-of-Congress

shared by Roger Holt on 01 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Library of Congress Braille and Talking-Book Program Releases Book Download App through Apple People who are blind, visually impaired or have a physical disability may now download audio and braille books to their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, if they are registered with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in the Library of Congress.
Roger Holt

Blind Cal State Long Beach student graduates with top honors | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles T... - 0 views

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college disability blindness visual impairment

shared by Roger Holt on 28 May 10 - Cached
  • Even as a youngster, Anthony Vasquez exhibited a probing curiosity and a pulsing energy to seek out new experiences. That drive continued when he entered Cal State Long Beach and decided that learning Chinese would be a worthy challenge. On Thursday, he will be honored as the outstanding graduate in the College of Liberal Arts, a recognition of a cumulative grade point average of 3.895 while earning bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Chinese studies. But for his family, friends and teachers, the honor and academic achievements have special meaning because Vasquez is blind. He used Braille and specialized computer software to learn Chinese and now speaks Mandarin as well as Spanish and English.
Terry Booth

Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) - Great Falls - Sept. 23-24, 2010 - 0 views

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Blindness Conference Hearing Impairment _ Deafness Montana

shared by Terry Booth on 19 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Click here to download the registration form for this event (DOC) Untangling the Dots  September 23-24, 2010 MSDB campus - Great Falls Topics this year include: Direct observations of braille students reading and writing braille at MSDB Pre-braille for the young learner Pre-braille for the adventitiously blind or MIVI student Formatting using Literary braille and the Perkins braille writer Transcribing and the use of Technology Functional Braille Creating Efficient braille readers Complex braille issues Review of the Braille Bill Concept Development The Use of Braille Curricula Please return form by September 13, 2010 to: Kerri Norick 145 N. Pheasant Dr. Bozeman, MT 59718 or knorick@msdb.mt.gov
Roger Holt

Expanded Core Curriculum Forum - 0 views

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blind visual impairment curriculum

shared by Roger Holt on 07 Sep 10 - Cached
  • ECCadvocacy.org, a joint web site of the American Foundation for the Blind and Perkins School for the Blind, dedicated to ensuring that children who are blind, visually impaired, and deafblind have access to equal and appropriate education through the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
Roger Holt

A Blind User's Profound Review of the iPhone - Austin Seraphin - Technology - The Atlantic - 0 views

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iPhone accessibility visual impairment blind

shared by Roger Holt on 01 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Editor's Note: This review of the iPhone will probably be the deepest you'll ever read. Austin Seraphin is legally blind, though he can some light and color. He believes the device is the future of accessibility for the visually impaired. The powerful story he tells here explains why.
Roger Holt

NFB - National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program - 0 views

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disability scholarships

shared by Roger Holt on 21 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Each year at its national convention in July, the NFB gives a broad array of thirty scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
  • In addition to a scholarship, each winner will receive assistance to attend the 2010 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July, providing an excellent opportunity for high level networking with active blind persons in many, many different professions and occupations. 
Roger Holt

Home | World Access for the Blind - 0 views

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blind echolocation

shared by Roger Holt on 27 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • World Access for the Blind is a Non-Profit organization whose mission is to facilitate the self-directed achievement of blind people.
Roger Holt

msnbc.com Video: blind marching band - 0 views

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blind

shared by Roger Holt on 04 Nov 09 - No Cached
  • Roger Holt on 04 Nov 09
     
    32-member marching band going to the Rose Bowl this year...all 32 of them are blind.
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