Teaching the Visually Impaired in
Everyday Classrooms
Do visually impaired students have equal
opportunities to learn in an everyday classroom?
What tools can be used to ensure equal opportunities?
Equal Opportunity
Are your computers equipped to help students with visual impairments?
Does your school provide
books written in braille?
How can we present information differently?
• When providing handouts, enlarge the font for students with visual disabilities.
How can we presentinformation differently?
Break down assignments into steps.Let the students take their time
and work at their own pace.
Other ideas for assistance?
Some students may require assistance on exams. Perhaps: dictation of the questions
a scribe to write their answers a different format of the exam (braille, larger format, other modification)
Resources and Assistive Technologies
• Screen readers• Large print books• Books written in braille• Computer screen magnifiers• Text to Speech• Allow tape recorders
Resources and AssistiveTechnologies
• Portable note takers
• Digital book readers
• Talking Calculators