The resources in this Module offer helpful tips on setting up the physical aspects of your classroom and will introduce types of equipment used by students with visual disabilities (est. completion time: 1 hour).

This Module highlights tips for modifying lessons and ways to make lessons accessible for students with disabilities (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Converting a visual experience to a tactile one, this activity lets visually impaired students learn and explore our Moon and its characteristics.

This course investigates the psychosocial aspects of vision loss. Coping techniques and issues of self-esteem are explored, along with principles of self-determination. Other topics include the psychosocial aspects of personal life management such as orientation and mobility, use of volunteers, sexuality, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Psychosocial issues specific to people from diverse cultures are also addressed.

Videos covering topics such as how best to assist a blind person, how to communicate using on-body signing and what resources are available to visually impaired students and how they can help them learn and understand more about the world around them.

Topics include:

What does it mean to have a visual impairment?
Teaching Science
Literacy for blind children

This Module underscores the importance of the general education teacher's collaborating with professionals and other individuals knowledgeable about the needs of students with visual disabilities (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).