Teaching the Visually Impaired

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Teaching the Visually Impaired in Everyday
Classrooms
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Do visually impaired students have equal
opportunities to learn in an everyday classroom?

• What tools can be used to
• ensure equal opportunities?

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Equal Opportunity

• Are your computers equipped to help students with
  visual impairments?
• Does your school provide
  books written in braille?

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How can we present information differently?

• When providing handouts, enlarge the font for
  students with visual disabilities.

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How can we presentinformation differently?

• Break down assignments into steps.
• Let the students take their time
• and work at their own pace.

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Other ideas for assistance?

• Some students may require assistance on
• exams.
• Perhaps dictation of the questions
• a scribe to write their answers
• a different format of the exam
  (braille, larger format, other modification)

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Resources and Assistive Technologies

• Screen readers
• Large print books
• Books written in braille
• Computer screen magnifiers
• Text to Speech
• Allow tape recorders

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Resources and AssistiveTechnologies

• Portable note takers
• Digital book readers
• Talking Calculators

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