Loading...Perkins eLearning: Resources for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment
Special Collection
Professional development opportunities are available on a range of topics regarding the education of students who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or who have multiple disabilities, including vision loss. Use the resources in this collection produced by Perkins School for the Blind to broaden your knowledge in these topics, and preview our eLearning offerings in the field of visual impairment and deafblindness. Continuing education credits are available for some topics. To learn more, visit perkins.org.
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
Adapting Environments for Individuals with Vision Loss – Darick WrightIn these videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind, Darick Wright, Coordinator of the New England Eye Clinic at Perkins, explains the importance of adapting environmental factors like lighting and contrast to people with vision loss. |
K-12 |
Video |
Addressing Issues of Sexuality with Students who are Visually Impaired – Jeff MigliozziThese videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind provide information for teachers and parents about the importance of using clear and accurate language when talking about sexual development with children who are blind or visually impaired. |
K-12 |
Video |
Cortical Visual Impairment – Ellen MazelIn these videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind, Ellen Mazel, of the Educational Partnerships Program at Perkins School for the Blind, describes the characteristics of cortical visual Impairment, a neurological condition that impairs visual processing. |
K-12 |
Video |
Including Students with Albinism – Sue DaltonIn these videos co-produced by Perkins School for the Blind and National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation (NOAH), Susan Dalton, who has served with (NOAH) for over 20 years and has raised two children with albinism, discusses accommodations for classroom environments. |
K-12 |
Video |
Issues in Social Skills and Sex Education – Tom MillerIn these videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind, Tom Miller, Educational Partnerships Supervisor, discusses the importance of social skills and sexual education for children with disabilities, with emphasis on the experience of children with vision impairments and vision loss. |
K-12 |
Video |
Teaching Braille Reading and Writing – Lucia HastyThese videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind explain ways that reading and writing in braille can be meaningful for young children who are blind or visually impaired, long before they have learned the braille code. |
K-12 |
Video |
Teaching Tactile Graphics – Lucia HastyThese videos produced by Perkins School for the Blind compare the experiences of visual and tactile learners, and demonstrate variations on tactile modeling that can be used with students of varied experience and visual acuity. |
K-12 |
Video |
Writing: The Forgotten Focus for Literacy and Communication Instruction – Linda HagoodThese videos produced jointly by Perkins School for the Blind and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired present teaching strategies—such as group storytelling, role-play, and observing proficient writers in process—for engaging students with visual impairments or deafblindness in the writing process. |
K-12 |
Video |
