by Deidre Ballard | 30 Nov 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Featured, News, Newsletters, Resources, Useful Websites
Click on the link below to access this informative magazine. Be sure to save this link to your favourites or subscribe to the magazine – it’s free and has so much useful information to read....
by Deidre Ballard | 29 Nov 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Education and related issues, Featured, News, Resources, Technology supporting vision impairment, Useful Websites
Learn to Code! Blind kids learn to code with new Ballyland app Ballyland Code 1: Say Hello is the first ever app for iPad that introduces blind and visually impaired kids (5+) to computational thinking and coding. The app uses Audio Based Coding©. Get it now! ...
by Deidre Ballard | 3 Oct 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Education and related issues, Featured, News, Resources, Useful Websites
Another fabulous resource, accessed on the Paths to Literacy website, which is designed for use by educators but most parents/carers would also find this very useful. Charts are often inaccessible to a student with visual impairments. This page offers some practical...
by Deidre Ballard | 3 Oct 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Education and related issues, Featured, News, Resources, Useful Websites
Stories for Beginning Braille Readers by Ann Gelles This series of stories was created to help Braille students focus on the alphabet characters and contractions before introducing them to more complex Braille signs. Alphabet exclusive contractions include n for not,...
by Deidre Ballard | 26 Sep 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Featured, News, Resources, Uncategorised
Short Youtube clips showing the use of mnemonics with Braille learners. Click on the link below to view all 3 clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_HTTthHFJHgrBdN6A4lZw
by Deidre Ballard | 12 Sep 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Events, Featured, News, Resources, Useful Websites
There are some fantastic upcoming events which you might be able to attend or participate in. Some are: Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi – Verbal descriptions of the sculpture visited during the tours are offered to participants who are blind or vision-impaired....
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