Assistive Technology to help students in the classroom that are Visual Impaired

The term Visually Impaired is used widely to explain when a person has either lost their sight entirely or a little. The functional definition is either low vision “also called moderate to severe visual impairment where a person have some vision, but they have difficulty accomplishing typical visual tasks.” The next definition is “blindness   (also called profound visual impairment) refers to having no vision or only light perception, or the ability to determine the presence or absence of light" (Huebner, 2000).  Students who are visually impaired are challenged not only with reading and writing, but with both social and emotional interactions. This occurs because typical developing students learn the traits of positive social & emotional behaviors from having the ability to look into the faces of others, and see the interactions exchanged, and or from trial and error. However, with visually impaired students, social interactions will have to be taught.

This is a personal FM assistive system where it’s a wireless transmitter that will enable the user to receive sound clear and precise.

https://youtu.be/dxDDAr2MpjU

This is an electronic magnifier, which is used for students who have moderate to severe visual impairment. Books, or pictures can be placed face down on the  black surface  , and students will be able to see an enlarged picture of whatever it is on the computer screen .

The  picture  below is a Braille Kindle which allows people to use and feel images and text on the screen .This is the future of assistive technology for the visually impaired. It is a new refresher Braille which will keep students up to date with events during real-time events.

http://blitab.com/videos/

  

References

@. (n.d.). Personal FM listening systems | Parenting. Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/personal-fm-listening-systems/

Humanware. (n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.humanware.com/en-new_zealand/home

By using AT, kids can experience success with working independently. (n.d.). Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview. Retrieved September 27, 2016, from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/assistive-technology-kids-learning-disabilities-overview

http://blitab.com/videos/

Friend, M. P. (2014). Special education: Contemporary perspectives for school professionals. Boston: Pearson/A and B.