Access Technology Options for Students with Vision Impairments

• Using Your Computer for Maths 

• Accessible Games 
• Braille Access 
• Checklist for Choosing Appropriate Access Technology 
• Computer Screen 
• Computer Skills and Keyboarding
• Enlargement 
• Fun Activities for the Reluctant Typist
• Improved Access for The Internet 
• Improved Access for Windows 
• Keyboarding Prerequisites, Skills and Strategies 
• Personal Organiser / Mobile Phone  
• Scanning Software, Scanners and Personal Readers 
• Voice Output 
• Windows “Cheat Sheets”
  • Adobe Acrobat Key Commands 
  • Acrobat Reader 
  • Braille Maths - Basic Signs and Layout 
  • BrailleNote Shortcuts (1 page summary) 
  • BrailleNote Shortcuts 
  • BrailleNote mPower BT32 or PACMate 40? - A Comparison 
  • BrailleNote – Visual Display& Screen Reader
  • Braille Music Basics 
  • ClearNote and Mimio: A Comparison
  • Computer Setup for Students with Vision Impairments 
  • Customise your System Tray on your Task Bar
  • Expanded Core Curriculum for Students with Vision Impairments
  • Exam Preparation Checklist 
  • Improved Access to Windows 
  • Installing Large Cursors 
  • JAWS Checklist 
  • Maths in Schools - Use Equation Editor
  • Microsoft Word Shortcuts 
  • Microsoft PowerPoint Shortcuts
  • Mimio Xi: Whiteboard to Computer Screen Technology
  • MS Reader - Voice Output with Highlighted Text
  • Preparing Etext for the BrailleNote
  • ScannaR 
  • “Styles” in Word
  • UEB and Monty
  • UEB Symbols for Maths Text Books
  • Unified English Braille Summary Sheet - Literary Code
  • Using Your Computer for Maths 
  • Window Eyes Training Sheets 
  • Windows without the Mouse 

Curriculum Access for Low Vision and Blind Students 

• Alternative Format Materials: Available for Purchase (or Free) 
• Atlases and Maps 
• Computer Skills and Keyboarding 
• Curriculum Access for Brailling Students: Tactual and Auditory Output 
• Curriculum Support Materials eg Literacy, Maths etc 
• Dictionaries 
• Electronic Texts (Etext) 
• Etext Storage and Access 
• Environmental Considerations 
• Newspapers 

Electronic Magnification Unit (eg Closed Circuit Television) 

Lighting 

Magnifiers 

• Teaching the Use of Magnifiers for Reading 

Personal Organiser / Mobile Phone  

Stands - Reading Stands, Writing Stands, Typing Stands and Document Holders