Blind/Visually Impaired

Special Education 'Google' Ruling on Digitizing Books a Boon for Blind Readers
In the ruling, Judge Harold Baer specifically cited the benefits that digital content has for people with print disabilities. Meanwhile, Netflix agreed to provide closed captioning on 100 percent of its streaming content within two years.
Nirvi Shah, October 12, 2012
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Special Education Bookshare Plans to Make Graphics, Math in Books More Accessible
The California nonprofit just won a $32 million grant to expand its collection of audio books—which students can read along with on a computer—and work on the more difficult issue of translating pictures and graphics for students with visual impairments.
Nirvi Shah, August 20, 2012
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Assessment Oregon Braille Testing Prompted in Part by Complaint
The state's goal was to ultimately include all students in the online adaptive testing system. The complaint nudged the education department to get to that goal more quickly.
Nirvi Shah, June 7, 2012
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Special Education Senators, Advocates Call for Increase, Improvement in Teaching Braille
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urged to consult stakeholders and write new regulations for the education plans of students who are blind or visually impaired and give guidance to school districts on teaching Braille reading and writing.
Nirvi Shah, May 3, 2012
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Special Education Blind Oregon Students Now Take Online Adaptive Tests
For the first time, students who read Braille in Oregon can take the same adaptive tests in reading, math, science, and social science.
Nirvi Shah, April 3, 2012
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Special Education More English-language Learners, More ELLs with Disabilities?
How should schools work with a potentially growing number of students learning English who also have a disability?
Nirvi Shah, August 29, 2011
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Special Education Grants for a Mouse, Morphemes, and Mobile Dictionaries
A computer mouse for the foot? A system that keeps a wheelchair user from getting into an accident? A mobile signing math dictionaries with mouth morphemes? These futuristic-sounding creations are now closer to reality.
Nirvi Shah, August 16, 2011
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Special Education Technology Must Be Accessible to All, Feds Reaffirm
All schools must ensure that any technological device they use is accessible to students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, May 26, 2011
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Special Education Utah Students Stay Home; Oregon Dog Goes to School
Students at Utah's Schools for the Deaf and Blind will have three fewer days of school this year because of budget problems.
Nirvi Shah, April 27, 2011
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Special Education The $68,000 School Bus Ride
The Los Angeles Unified School District has a new attitude and a new approach to working with charter schools on accommodating the needs of students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, April 26, 2011
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Special Education Books That (Kind of) Read Themselves
Oh! The places books can take you, no matter how you read them.
Nirvi Shah, March 2, 2011
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Special Education Special Education Programs, Private Placements, Under Assault
Several states, including New York and Texas, are considering proposals to cut specific special education programs or to trim spending across the board.
Nirvi Shah, February 14, 2011
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Special Education Governor's Rocky Transition To Private Life Prompts Special Ed. Debate
Is there a conflict between self-sufficiency and learning skills such as Braille?
Christina A. Samuels, December 28, 2010
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Special Education Video NECC: A Unique Vision for Education
June 22, 2010
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