https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq1v8Lp1LhM
Sarah discusses her experience as a student with a visual impairment and what supports are available to her and other blind/visually impaired students in Tri

https://www.visioncenter.org/resources/activities-for-blind-people/
Puzzles. Jigsaw puzzles are an excellent low-vision activity that seniors can partake in. For the visually impaired, there are special tactile versions of these activities available, allowing them to explore shapes and textures. It's also a great way to keep minds sharp as they age. 5.

https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision
For Parents of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. Originally created by AFB and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, FamilyConnect® offers information and an interactive community for parents of children with visual impairments, with resources to help navigate infancy to the teenage years.

https://www.visioncenter.org/resources/visual-impairment-accessibility/
The most important of these are: Provide keyboard-navigable menus and dynamic text where possible, not just images or buttons. Design clear and concise titles, headings, labels, and visual elements. Make sure the mouse pointer is visible to help visually impaired users accurately track their movements.

https://www.seewritehear.com/learn/accessible-video/
Video is a unique media that must provide accessibility for multiple disabilities, including people who are blind, visually impaired, and hearing impaired. To satisfy each of these unique needs, video content must have video description and closed captioning. In some cases, subtitles or a transcript are provided, which are both part of closed

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/low-vision-impairment-apps-tech-assistive-devices
Blind Abilities (Android and iOS, free) - Blogs and podcasts covering accessibility, technologies, devices and job opportunities for the blind and visually impaired. Navigation and transportation. Soundscape (iOS, free) - Designed for use with stereo headphones, this app provides 3D audio cues about surroundings in real time. It can be used

https://www.afb.org/about-afb/afb-videos/ndeam-2021-workplace-inclusion
Only about 36% of blind and visually impaired people are employed versus 69% of those without disabilities. But we have the power to change this. Dr. Adams: Seven out of ten blind people are not in the workforce. That's a lot of talent sitting on the sidelines, and the the news headlines are full of talk of labor shortages and employers not

https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/visionaware
VisionAware helps adults who are blind or have low vision continue to live full and independent lives through timely informational services, tips and resources, and a free directory of services. There are also resources for family members, caregivers, healthcare providers, and social service professionals. The Roadmap to Living with Vision Loss

https://aphconnectcenter.org/
Call toll-free (800) 232-5463 Mon-Fri 8 AM - 8 PM Eastern or e-mail us at connectcenter@aph.org. New for 2024! FamilyConnect's Getting Started Guide Birth to 3rd Grade. provides information about visual development, navigating IFSP and IEPs, tips and ideas to support your child at home, braille literacy, and a wealth of other resources to

https://www.perkins.org/resource/developing-social-skills-children-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired/
And what we want for our children who are blind or visually impaired and have additional disabilities are really to be risk-takers, really to engage with the world around them. That's really key. NARRATOR: In a photograph, a boy who is visually impaired and wears thick glasses rolls a bowling ball down the alley. His two older sisters stand

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/blindness-and-visual-impairment
Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness at a global level are refractive errors and cataracts. It is estimated that globally only 36% of people with

https://disabilityinfo.org/fact-sheet-library/disabilitiesillnesses/visual-impairments/
Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses and reduces a person's ability to function at certain or all tasks. Legal blindness (which is actually a severe visual impairment) refers to a best-corrected central vision of 20/200 or worse in the better eye or a

https://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/virtual-instruction.html
Have the student count to 20 or sing a song that lasts 20 seconds (e.g. happy birthday or other fun song). Provide the student with a tissue box. Encourage the student to obtain a tissue, place over his or her nose and blow nose or pretend to sneeze. Using a tape measure, show the distance to stay away from others.

https://www.perkins.org/resource/creating-videos-visual-impairments/
Creating accessible videos. The student with visual impairments needs to learn how to successfully create videos independently; the sighted student (and teacher!) should also learn how to create videos that are accessible for classmates who are visually impaired. The most common way to create accessible videos is to have the person in the video

https://www.inclusionhub.com/articles/improve-accessibility-blind-low-vision-community
Considering the point of view of disabled users and implementing WCAG standards are among the most effective ways to help improve accessibility and digital inclusion for the blind and low-vision community. By Steve Mosco. May 11, 2021. Technological advancements have forever altered how we interact with each other in the modern age.

https://www.afb.org/
AFB Introduces Toolkit for HR Professionals and Hiring Managers. In response to AFB's study last year on the challenges job seekers who are blind or have low vision face toward closing the opportunity gap, our Public Policy & Research Institute has prepared a helpful toolkit for HR professionals and hiring managers. Read the Toolkit Now.

https://www.acbvi.org/
Who we are. Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired has been empowering people with vision loss since 1947. Our highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team of professionals offers individualized training utilizing state of the art technologies and proven rehabilitation practices. ACBVI assists clients in coping with vision

https://www.perkins.org/resource/using-zoom-video-conferencing-platform-provide-people-visual-impairments-instant/
For example, a high school student who is blind can use Zoom to video conference with a sighted relative or friend and the sighted individual can see what the high school student who is blind sees in real-time and talk with the person who is visually impaired about whatever situation they may be in or whatever visual information they may be

https://www.aao.org/education/disease-review/low-vision-orientation-mobility
However, Guiding Eyes for the Blind estimates that "there are approximately 10,000 guide dog teams currently working in the United States and about 2% of all people who are visually impaired work with guide dogs." 4. O&M is usually available on an itinerant basis in the community or in a school for the blind. O&M Training Basic Guidelines

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445233
An adaptive videos enrichment system based on decision trees for people with sensory disabilities. In Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility. 1-4. Google Scholar Digital Library; Woosuk Seo and Hyunggu Jung. 2020. Understanding the community of blind or visually impaired vloggers on YouTube.

https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/assistive-technology-products/games-and-activities
Games and Activities. A variety of games, such as computer or electronic games, are accessible with a screen reader or are self-voicing, and board games or card games are available in large print or with braille or tactile marks. Fully accessible Sudoku game for both sighted and visually impaired people, designed for rapid audio play.

https://www.wcax.com/video/2024/06/18/mobility-mural-created-by-visually-impaired-raise-awareness/
A second 'Mobility Mural' sidewalk mural is in the works thanks to the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

https://oklahoma.gov/okdrs/newsroom/2024/06/deafawweek.html
ENID, Okla. - Employment is the primary goal for Kristi Bingham from Enid, who was recently named official spokesperson for 2024 DeafBlind Awareness Week in Oklahoma. Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and their DeafBlind Services staff selected Bingham for the honor which celebrates the life of American author, lecturer and humanitarian Hellen Keller who was born June 27, 1880.

https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/disability-rights/advocacy-resources/disability-rights-resources
Los Angeles, California 90015. Phone: 213-736-8195. E-mail: wlcdr@lls.edu. The mission of the Disability Rights Legal Center is to promote the rights of people with disabilities and the public interest in and awareness of those rights by providing legal and related services.