by Deidre Ballard | 22 Nov 2018 | Featured, News, Useful Websites
Audio-description tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage For visitors who are blind or with low vision Explore highlights in Masters of modern art from the Hermitage and enjoy the artworks with detailed audio descriptions and tactile support material. This...
by Deidre Ballard | 21 Nov 2018 | Featured, News, Useful Websites
Children’s access workshop: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape Free artmaking activity for children with specific needs and their families and carers Join us for a dynamic artmaking workshop, taking your cue from the artworks on display in Masters of modern art...
by Deidre Ballard | 21 Nov 2018 | Featured, News, Useful Websites
Auslan tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing Join Stefan Kater, an artist from the Deaf community, for a tour of Masters of modern art from the Hermitage. The tour will be delivered in Auslan and interpreted into...
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 | 2 Oct 2018 | Featured, Information on eyes and vision, News, Resources, Useful Websites
This is a great resources for parents, carers, teachers and older children who have vision impairment. Follow the link below to access this resource:...
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