American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Special Issue on Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
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DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES
https://www.nfb.org/resources/distance-education-resources
The National Federation of the Blind is committed to ensuring quality education for blind students and to providing activities and lessons that are fun and educational for blind children and their families. When virtual education is necessary or encouraged, we want blind students to be able to continue learning alongside their sighted peers.
Activities from The Bee: The Bee is an NFB e-newsletter that outlines strategies and hands-on activities for parents and children to perform together to foster Braille skills and early movement and travel.
Interactive Lesson of the Week: In addition, each Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT a lesson for blind children and their families is offered via Zoom. Past lessons are available on the website.
Braille Story Time: We want blind children to have the opportunity to see fluent Braille readers in action. The website includes videos of blind people reading stories in Braille.
How-To Activities: Resources to help engage your children in activities around the house and teach nonvisual concepts.
ONLINE PLATFORMS
Meet Me Accessibly
by Jonathan Mosen
http://mosen.org/zoom
In this ebook, technology expert Jonathan Mosen explains how blind users can make the most of the Zoom platform for virtual meetings and classes. During the COVID-19 crisis the author has generously made the book available free of charge to anyone who needs it.
Zoom Hot Keys and Shortcuts
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-HOT-KEYS-and-KEYBOARD-SHORTCUTS-for-ZOOM
Since countless meetings and conferences are now being conducted via Zoom, this article on keystrokes will help blind PC and Mac users participate fully without needing a mouse. These keystroke commands also are available in the Zoom client settings under accessibility.
TACTILE GRAPHICS
Books from National Braille Press
www.nbp.org
88 St. Stephen St., Boston, MA 02115
Tactile Landmarks
This book includes tactile drawings of five architectural landmarks: the Empire State Building, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Great Pyramids, and the Sydney Opera House. The booklet can be purchased separately, and it also is included with purchases of the print/Braille book Iggy Peck, Architect.
Tactile Book of Dinosaurs
This book of tactile images shows children what dinosaurs really looked like. Each page shows one dinosaur with a description in print and Braille. The last page is a size comparison, showing how big or small the dinos were compared to humans. Each raised-line picture is ready to be colored in.
Touch the Stars, Fifth Edition
Available in print/Braille format
This astronomy book was written for blind and low-vision stargazers. It features nineteen new tactile illustrations.
RESOURCES FOR LEARNING AT HOME
Available from National Braille Press
www.nbp.org
How to Learn about Almost Anything: A Guide to Educational iOS Apps for Blind Users
by Anna Dresner
National Braille Press
www.nbp.org
Available as DAISY download
Technology writer Anna Dresner takes you on a tour of forty of the best learning apps for all ages, interests, and knowledge levels. Categories include apps that teach VoiceOver, reading and writing, arithmetic and higher math, science and technology, current events, and general knowledge.
The Puzzle Master Presents and The Puzzle Master Presents, Volume Two
by Will Shortz
National Braille Press
www.nbp.org
Available in downloadable eBraille format
Each of these books contains two hundred word puzzles by Will Shortz, with the answers provided at the back of the book.
The Big Book of Braille Puzzles: Fifty Searches, Anagrams, and Ladders to Help You Master Braille
Available in large print/Braille
These fifty puzzles will help you master common Braille contractions, strengthen overall Braille reading skills, and provide hours of fun.
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