Offers a family of websites which include webcasts and a variety of tools for educators, families and students.
BRL is an online instructional program that provides three online courses in Braille and braille transcribing. Currently, the materials and exercises are available free, but there is no instructor to provide feedback, grade assignments or answer questions.
CADRE is the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education. CADRE, the National Center on Dispute Resolution, encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs. “Working Together” is a collection of CADRE resources designed to support effective collaboration between parents, schools, and early childhood programs.
This site offers parent training modules which provide information for families on promoting children’s social and emotional skills, understanding their problem behaviors, and using positive approaches to help them learn appropriate behaviors.
Communication Assessment for Parents & Professionals An easy to use online assessment instrument designed for individuals of all ages who function at the earliest stages of communication and who use any form of communication. (free)
There are seven courses on person-centered planning, each of which provides an introduction, an activity, readings and resources and a quiz. Modules include:
This site includes a video of training on Overview and Characteristics of CVI and interviews with a neonatologist and a pediatric ophthalmologist. Watch a parent interview, read an article with tips for interviewing parents and access interview forms. View an assessment of a child and see the completed CVI Range. Also includes videos of training with slide presentations. Watch interviews of students with CVI, family members, and teacher of the visually impaired.
The Fred’s Head blog contains tips, techniques, tutorials, in-depth articles, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people. Fred’s Head is offered by the American Printing House for the Blind.
Topics include:
Training modules for teachers, parents and paraprofessionals working with students who are deafblind. Topics include:
Courses for piano, guitar, bass and drums, sax, violin, flute, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, harmonica and more.
“Ask An Expert” offers an opportunity for individuals to post questions to skilled experts in the field of braille transcription.
DB 101 is designed to introduce you to children who are deafblind and consists of a series of brief tutorials which provide information about the nature of deafblindness, the impact of combined vision and hearing loss on communication and social interactions and the importance of individualized educational strategies and supports.
Stares, Smirks & Shout-Outs: How to Deal with Negative Experiences in Public and Maintain Self-Esteem and Dignity in Difficult Situations (video)
An extensive searchable database of online resources covering all topics related to blindness and visual impairment – general information on blindness, help for families with relatives who are visually impaired, resources for educators and professionals, and much more.
A collection of free, easy-to-read and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Books can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces (switches, alternative keyboards, touch screens and AAC devices). Books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress or Flash format. You may also write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload.
Introduction to Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is a web exercise (video and handouts) using Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy’s approach to CVI assessment as a guide. Use this web exercise as a stepping stone to get familiar with CVI assessment and intervention and hone observation skills.
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