Braille and Low Vision Aids
December Issue of Link Magazine now available
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. http://linkonline.com.au/
Learn to Code! Blind kids learn to code with new Ballyland app
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! ...
Modifying Charts for Students with Visual Impairments
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...
Stories for Beginning Braille Readers
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,...
Braille Mnemonics 1, 2 & 3 – R W – Tricia d’Apice
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
Upcoming Events – Australian Braille Authority
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. When: Mon...
Reading Adventure Time App is now available FREE in the Apple app store
Reading Adventure Time is a teacher centric, student friendly app that includes activities and assessment to help students build reading skills. This OSEP funded app is FREE for anyone to use. The app provides activities that support reading improvements in speed,...
New Coding Robobricks with Braille on them launching soon – 30% discount offer
TACO Playbits and Robobricks Tangible Coding from Robotix Indian educational technology company, Robotix, have announced two ranges of hands-on coding products for kids. Both TACO Playbits and TACO Robobricks are aimed at preschoolers and little kids aged 3 to 7....
New games from Sonokids
NEW: Ballyland Stay Still, Squeaky! For those of you who wonder if this app is the same as the Stay Still, Squeaky iBook: The story is the same as the story from the iBook, which is no longer available. But on top of the story, the app includes a brand new Bonus game,...
BrailleNote Touch by Humanware
New technology making life easier!!! http://www.humanware.ca/web/en/Newsletter/200620180954-EN.htm