Overview The Human Activity Assistive Technology model describes a process of technology development and service that is structured to focus on the persons who will use it. Its four primary components include Activity, Human, Context, and Assistive Technology. Within this approach, the activity and context of the human to use the equipment, takes precedence over… Read more The HAAT Model of Assistive Technology Instruction
Activate Windows Magnifier Hold down the windows key and hit plus repeatedly to desired zoom level. Hold down windows and tap minus or hyphen to zoom out. Hold down alt and control, then tap I to invert contrast. Sigh of relief! Too easy or what? OR: If you are not ready for that full magnifier… Read more Quick Tricks to See Windows Better
Screen magnification software, screen reading software, and menu-driven interface software may fall under the same broad category of assistive software for the visually impaired but they function very differently. Screen Magnification Screen magnification is designed for individuals who have some residual functional vision that they can use to view the screen visually. In other words,… Read more 3 Types of Computer Access Software
Enjoy these inspiring and practical videos demonstrating various independent living tasks from a blindness perspective. They will both show you how much is possible as well as provide concrete strategies for accomplishing your IL goals! Use heading level navigation to find videos of interest. PS: I identify paper money the same way, and the cooking… Read more Independent Living Skills Video Collection
Literally billions of sensory experiences during the first year of life are necessary for cognitive development to take place. Typical development during this crucial period results in the brain actually doubling in size as pathways are formed and grown. Talk about an egg head! Every interaction with people, objects, and stimuli in the environment contributes… Read more Sensory Efficiency: Is It Just Another ECC Extra?
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Depending on the level of vision loss, they may not be able to get any information at all from the way typically sighted children pick up on how things work, that is, by incidental learning experiences that rely on seeing what goes on around them. Rather than learning occurring incidentally, for children with visual impairments,… Read more 5 Ingredients for Effective Instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum
“They’re Not Ready Yet” – Why Waiting to Begin Independent Living Instruction at Home Widens Deficits and Prevents Future Independence For blind children, a common barrier to ECC (Expanded Core Curriculum) instruction taking place at home, particularly in the area of independent living, is unintentional parental attitudes. The parents or caregivers often perceive that the… Read more Don’t Wait to Start Independent Living Instruction
I’ve used various screen magnification softwares regularly since elementary school. People assume ZoomText distributed by Freedom Scientific, is the apex product on the market. I strongly disagree. ZoomText has fancy features but causes a lot of problems. Primarily, it slows up your system so much as to eventually make it unusable. The longer it runs, the slower… Read more Screen Magnification Software: Zoomtext vs. Windows Magnifier
Freedom Scientific’s Convenient OCR The term OCR refers to Optical Character Recognition or the process by which a camera captures an image and the software processes it into a digitally readable format. The Convenient OCR feature built into the JAWS screen reader from Freedom Scientitifc can scan to recognize several elements including image files, inaccessible… Read more Two Practical OCR Options: Convenient OCR through JAWS vs. Seeing AI’s Document Channel