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How do I help my visually impaired student? (self.Blind)
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retrolental_morose 3 points 2y ago
the usual course of action here in the UK would be to start teaching the student braille. having text-to-speech software to read textbooks, websites and so on is also important, especially if you're teaching remotely. I lack knowledge of provision in your country but do know that screen reading tools can speak Spanish quite happily.
guttertrash_fire 2 points 2y ago
do you know any free software I can get for him? I want to load up a thumb drive before i go out to his village so he's all set with at least a baseline. Unfortunately he only has partial access to a laptop and does half his classes via cellphone so if you know of any apps those would be helpful too!
thanks so much for the information!
thanks so much for the information!
ryan516 1 points 2y ago
For computer, NVDA is going to be your best bet for Screen Reader access (there is a pretty steep learning curve there, though). If his phone is an Android, there’s a built in Screen Reader called Talkback, which is a bit more intuitive.
guttertrash_fire 1 points 2y ago
thanks! I'll start looking into both, does NVDA have a pretty strong support community in a forum somewhere or should I check youtube?
IronDominion 1 points 2y ago
Also, if he’s using iPhone or a Mac, Apple has a really good built in screen reader called voiceover.
Another thing, and this varies by country, so I do not know if you would have access to it, but there are special teachers who teach the visually impaired life skills as well as computer skills. They can go by many names, but usually those that teach mobility are O&M teachers, then VI teachers teach life skills like cooking, cleaning, how to manage money, that type of thing, and assistive technology trainers teach specific software and computer things, though some VI teachers can do that too. In some countries, the government will provide these for children and adults seeking an education or employment, or wealthier school districts may provide them aswell. Once again, these may not be available, as it varies, but it’s definitely something to look into.
Another thing, and this varies by country, so I do not know if you would have access to it, but there are special teachers who teach the visually impaired life skills as well as computer skills. They can go by many names, but usually those that teach mobility are O&M teachers, then VI teachers teach life skills like cooking, cleaning, how to manage money, that type of thing, and assistive technology trainers teach specific software and computer things, though some VI teachers can do that too. In some countries, the government will provide these for children and adults seeking an education or employment, or wealthier school districts may provide them aswell. Once again, these may not be available, as it varies, but it’s definitely something to look into.
ryan516 1 points 2y ago
I don’t know about a forum, but there is a large Email ListServ https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda
KillerLag 2 points 2y ago
Those numbers are his prescription, which is the strength of his glasses. However, that does not mean he is legally blind. My own prescription is three times stronger but I'm not legally blind.
Legal blindness (which may differ between countries, but is largely agreed upon with the WHO) is 20/200 (or 6/60 for metric) vision AFTER correction.
Is there any government support for equipment?
You mentioned he may lose all of his vision later. Has he gotten any cane training? It may have been put on hold during COVID (most of my clients don't want to get training during COVID), but some places are still doing it.
Legal blindness (which may differ between countries, but is largely agreed upon with the WHO) is 20/200 (or 6/60 for metric) vision AFTER correction.
Is there any government support for equipment?
You mentioned he may lose all of his vision later. Has he gotten any cane training? It may have been put on hold during COVID (most of my clients don't want to get training during COVID), but some places are still doing it.
guttertrash_fire 1 points 2y ago
No, no cane training, there's not much out here rurally but I'll see if there's something in the city
Thanks for explaining to me legal blondness, that's a big help!
Thanks for explaining to me legal blondness, that's a big help!
ulimaruli 1 points 2y ago
In my case I have a super hard time with cellphones and even laptops, and what I find best is a very large monitor in a set up that allows me to get really close to it.
guttertrash_fire 1 points 2y ago
Hmm I'll see if someone is willing to donate a monitor locally, I'll have to look up how to get his cell phone paired with one, poor kid is staring at his tiny phone most of the day
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