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Environmental Checklist for Developing Independence in children with vision impairment

by Deidre Ballard | 19 Oct 2017 | Education and related issues, News, Useful Websites

This is a fantastic resource for parents/carers/teachers. It is available on the Texas School for the Blind website. The relevant research tells us that variations in visually impaired children’s abilities and characteristics are related in part to variations in...

New App helping the visually impaired navigate inside public buildings

by Deidre Ballard | 19 Oct 2017 | Braille and low vision aids, Featured, News, Technology supporting vision impairment

A new Guide Dogs Victoria pilot program, being launched on Monday in partnership with Public Transport Victoria and the City of Melbourne, is hoping to help the visually impaired navigate inside public buildings. Kicked off as part of International White Cane Day, the...

Rare 1950s Braille globe designed by Queensland inventor to be digitised for new generation

by Deidre Ballard | 19 Oct 2017 | Braille and low vision aids, Education and related issues, Featured, News

To see and hear more about this amazing globe, please click on the link below: full ABC article on braille globe A project has been launched to save an intricate Braille globe invented in Queensland in the 1950s — and share the story of the “fairy godfather of...

NEW GAMES – Ballyland Sound Memory for iPad and Wheelie

by Deidre Ballard | 18 Oct 2017 | Braille and low vision aids, Education and related issues, Featured, News, Technology supporting vision impairment, Useful Websites

Get this entertaining Memory game app for iPad NOW! Ballyland Sound Memory is the latest app by Sonokids – and some say it’s the best so far!  Ballyland Sound Memory is a fun sound-matching audio game, specifically designed for children who are blind or visually...

October of AccessWorld is now available – American Foundation for the Blind

by Deidre Ballard | 13 Oct 2017 | News, Newsletters

The October issue of AccessWorld is now available on our website.
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