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Improving and Enriching the Lives of Students with Visual Impairments

Photos of Dr. Susan Jay Spungin, RegistartionTable Staff & Poster board- books for sale table!

 Photos from the May 2010 AMESVI Spring Conference:

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To renew your AMESVI Membership- Go to Membership Page to download form. 


 Information on E-reader machines such as Nook & Kindle:  http://www.mobileread.com/

The American Foundation for the Blind has released a long-awaited video on cell phone access problems confronting people with vision loss. Go to view the video at http://www.afb.org/cellphones  or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/afb1921 .
Resource from Dr. Richard Jackson for downloading graphs and charts of all types: www.interventioncentral.com   Once at the website go to the Tools for Educators link. The link for Chart Dog 2.0 is about mid-way down that page.
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Check out www.mass.gov/dds/visionloss , the Department of Developmental Disablities's site of linked resources and information regarding healthy vision, vision impairment, legal blindness, and deafblindness.

ADA, IDEA and 504 comparisons: http://www.dredf.org/advocacy/comparison.html

 

From the AMESVI Listserve:

IEP Goal Resources 

TSBVI: http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/objectives/index.htm

The Colorado website also has some goals near the bottom of the page under Sample Individual Education Program (IEP) Goals and Objectives: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/SD-BLV.asp

Check out an on-line library of publications, books, and historical pictures related to disabilities http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/

Ecotarium in Worcester is a resource for hands-on activities to help blind students learn more about the Solar System.  The activity directions and scented Kool Aid play dough recipe are now posted on their website: http://www.ecotarium.org/activities/try-it-at-home/


 For Local Lions Club listings go to the Lions Clubs International website at www.lionsclub.org and use the "Find A Club Near You" link.  

 For more Information on this go to the Grant Resource Page.

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