blind & low vision

blind & low visionPresented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

early historyRome

Sparta

Athens

Depends where you are!

early history

ward status

early history

self emancipation

early history

integration

early history

enlightenment

Denis

Diderot

Valentine Haüy (1784)

Royal Institute for the Blind

Louis Braille

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Louis Braille

age 10

Charles Barbier

night writing

Louis Braille

raised dot system

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Louis Braille

corresponds to letters

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Louis Braille

Tuberculosis - 1852

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Louis Braille

France recognition - 1854

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formal education in usaAmerican Printing House

(for the Blind)

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formal education in usaearly 1900’s public school

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formal education in usaadvocacy for integration

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core curriculum1990’s – National agenda

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legal definitionlegal blindness

20/200 or worse

(even with correction)

legal definitionlegal blindness

20 degrees field of vision

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legal definitionlegal blindness

(does not equate total blindness)

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legal definitionLow vision

20/70 – 20/200

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legal definitionLow vision

(AKA partial sight)

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legal definitionvisual acuity

how sharp images are perceived

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legal definitionvisual field

scope one can see without

turning head or moving eyes

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IDEIA definition

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lagniappeHow well can student use residual vision?

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lagniappe

Impact on education

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lagniappe

Use of modifications?

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lagniappeLearn with other means

than print materials

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prevalence rate.04% school population

with visual impairments

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prevalence rate90% with impairment

have functional vision

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the eye

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possible causesexternal

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possible causesgrowth, thinning, inflammation

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possible causesInternal (premature birth)

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student characteristics

intellectual

characteristics

student characteristics

delayed skills:

play & interaction

student characteristics

language &

concept development

student characteristics

academic

achievement

student characteristics

limited perceptual abilities

student characteristics

orientation

perceptual abilities

student characteristics

mobility

perceptual abilities

student characteristics

wayfinding

perceptual abilities

student characteristics

Impaired

psychological

& social adjustment

toddler identification

lack of visual fixation(parent faces / interesting objects)

toddler identification

abnormal eye

movement

toddler identification

family history

school age identification

Snellen chart

school age identification

teacher report

of behavior

school age identification

rubbing eyes

common behaviors

school age identification

squinting

common behaviors

school age identification

tilt head to see

common behaviors

school age identification

hold objects

close to eyes

common behaviors

school age identification

comprehensive

assessment

what to teach

regular + expanded curriculum

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what to teach

self-advocacy

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what to teach

self-determination

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expanded curriculum

compensatory skills

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expanded curriculum

literacy & braille skills

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expanded curriculum

listening skills

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expanded curriculum

orientation & mobility skills

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expanded curriculum

social interaction skills

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expanded curriculumindependent living skills

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expanded curriculumrecreation & leisure skills

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expanded curriculumcareer & transition skills

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instructional strategies

same curriculum

(with accommodations)

instructional strategies

counsel to deal with

reaction of others

instructional strategies

teach care of

prosthetic eye

instructional strategies

Adaptations for color or visual discrimination problems

instructional strategies

provide copy of

teacher notes

instructional strategies

read aloud

instructional strategies

audio of print

materials

instructional strategies

hands on models

manipulatives

instructional considerationsassist through touch & sound

(more than sight)

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instructional considerationsuse specialized equipment

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instructional considerationsgive equal access to

core curriculum

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instructional considerationsdo no rearrange furniture

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instructional considerationsappropriate lighting, tactile

materials, decrease visual clutter

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instructional technologyprogram to magnify computer screen

instructional technologyscan materials for access

instructional technologyBraille 2 students who use it

instructional technologycaptioned videos

instructional technologyuse of guide dog

instructional technologytext to speech program

instructional technologyvoice recognition software

general classroom considerations

request large print in advance

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general classroom considerationsGet training on use of optical

devices & software

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general classroom considerations

encourage peer interactions

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general classroom considerationsaddress emotional &

learning needs

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general classroom considerations

provide daily cues

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general classroom considerationsconsult with vision

specialist regularly

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general classroom considerations

use tactile materials

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general classroom considerations

reduce glare on materials

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general classroom considerations

speak in normal tones

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general classroom considerations

tell student when you leave the room

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general classroom considerations

maintain high expectations

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