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At-home learning can be intimidating for anyone but for teachers and parents of visually impaired students, making these adjustments to distance learning presents a wide range of new challenges. Today we’ll take a look at distance learning for visually impaired students with our guests, Dr. Glenda Winfield, Project Director of Jackson State University’s Deep South Synergy TVI Project, Dr. LaShawna Fant, educator in the visually impaired community, and Mike Duke, Director of MPB’s Radio Reading Service.


\"Don't loose sight of your dream, it's your eyes that don't work\" - Mike Duke


Education and Technology Resources for Blind and Low Vision Students and their Families:


Mississippi School for the Blind

http://www.msb.k12.ms.us/


Hadley Institute

https://hadley.edu/

This school offers online and correspondence courses for grade school through college as well as adult enrichment learning


Perkins eLearning

http://perkinselearning.org

This site offers professional development for teachers of the visually impaired and includes other disabilities.


Computers for the Blind

https://www.computersfortheblind.org

This non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offers re-conditioned computers to persons who are blind or visually impaired at a fraction of the cost of the latest models.


Mississippi Library Commission Talking Book Services

http://bphopac.mlc.lib.ms.us/cgi-bin/webopac.cgi/ms1a

This is the Mississippi point of contact for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled from the previous link. It provides audio and Braille books through the mail, or via download to individuals who qualify for the service. (Serves a variety of other impairments as well.)


NVDA Screen Reader software (free, or with donations)

https://www.nvaccess.org/

NV Access is a registered charity and software development company. The are the creators of NVDA, a free, open source, globally accessible screen reader for the blind and vision impaired.


American Foundation for the Blind

http://www.afb.org

This site contains information about various topics related to blindness and vision loss, as well as education of blind or low vision students


American Printing House for the Blind

https://www.aph.org/

This site contains a variety of information, along with products and services.


American Council of the Blind

http://www.acb.org

A consumer organization with lots of relevant information for blind or low vision students and their parents, along with a special interest group for families with visually impaired children.


National Federation of the Blind

http://www.nfb.org

Another consumer organization with lots of relevant information for blind or low vision students and their parents.


Freedom Scientific, a division of the Vispero Group

https://www.freedomscientific.com/

This company manufactures and markets adaptive PC software and other specialized technology products

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