How to adapt work for blind or low vision students–many options

There are many ways to adapt work, but how about so called inaccessible work–all that is possible. Here are a few ways to do just that. Adapting work using Jaws OCR-how to tell if work is image or text in PDF The fastest way to adapt inaccessible PDF with graphics when you run out of …

Recommendations and reservations regarding Graphing calculators for Users

ORION TI-84+ Talking Graphing Calculator Available from APH with federal quota money  www.aph.org/ Even though it does not have a large keypad or large screen, this calculator is accessible to a low vision student through speech and sonification of graphs. The student could also use a magnification tool if needed. Finally, the math teacher can …

Standards for Braille Reading Speed

So many people ask, “How fast should my child be reading?” Here are the national standards as presented by Jerry Johns, a leading reading specialist in the country. Click on the link to download your copy Reading Speeds.  For an another extensive list of information on Braille standards go to California Reading Standards I use …

Setup Braille display on PC-trouble shooting it

How to touble shoot a braille display and find those drivers when it won’t connect correctly-Make sure you have the latest firmware update: http://tech.aph.org/rbd_info.htm Also, make sure that in your talking software setup you have no display selected before updating firmware Steps: After update You’ll need to install the usb and serial drivers if you’re …