Tips for Blind and Visually Impaired

Academic Tips

cindy.jepsen@cgcmail.maricopa.edu — Mon, 07 May 2007 03:17:00 GMT

Academic tips for students who are blind or visually impaired

Offer preferential seating; paying attention to lighting and glare on dry erase boards, overheads, computer projections
Understand the level of visual impairment
Maintain regular contact with DRS office and student for accessibility needs
Verbalize any written or visual information
Provide visual and auditory cues
Review general room layout (exits, desks, lecture location, etc.)
Use directives, i.e.: left, right, step up, step down
Use enhanced verbal descriptions
Give comparisons and analogies with familiar objects that do not depend on prior visual knowledge
Ignore assist dogs, they are not to be touched or talked to

cindyjepsen@cox.net — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:08:00 GMT

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cindy.jepsen@cgcmail.maricopa.edu — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:30:00 GMT

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