Articles related to "American Foundation For The Blind"



AFB Assistive Technology Resources
The American Foundation for the Blind offers teachers a systematic approach to evaluate which technologies best address the needs of blind and visually impaired students.
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Low-Vision Holiday Travel Tips
The American Foundation for the Blind offers strategies to blind and visually impaired persons get less stress and more enjoyment during holiday travel.
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Reading Resource Profile of AFB
Through its many technological innovations, the American Foundation for the Blind carries on Helen Keller's legacy of expanding possibilities for people with vision loss.
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Accessible to Deaf-Blind Guests
The American Foundation for the Blind publishes a pamphlet with an accessibility checklist for hotel, motel and other accommodations operators.
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Holiday Gift Ideas for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind suggests ways to add holiday cheer to the visually impaired with gifts and ways to make guests feel welcome, comfortable and safe.
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Top Six Blind Reading Resources
Teachers seeking to increase class participation, performance, and self-confidence of blind students should encourage them to cultivate specialized reading resources.
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Blind Reading Resource Roundup
Online services helping vision and print-impaired readers capture and process information range from interactive Talking Book exhibits to 100,000-volume digital libraries
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Helen Keller (June 1880 – June 1968)
With the help of her teacher, Helen Keller overcame the huge obstacles of both deafness and blindness to write and advocate for the benefit of others.
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Screen Readers
Students with visual impairments and many of those with learning disabilities struggle reading print material.
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Technology For Visual Impairments
A visual impairment is the reduced ability to see. Technology allows people with such impairments access to information and the ability to perform tasks much easier.
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Websites for Disabled Jobseekers
A growing number of career development sites enable persons with disabilities to research employers, learn their rights, share strategies, and peer build networks.
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A Man of Vision
On March 17, 2008, a new governor will be sworn in in New York State and history will be made.
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Art, Writing Contests for the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind and the American Printing House for the Blind offer a number of competitive opportunities for aspiring blind artists and writers.
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New York Governor David Paterson
David A. Paterson, 53, became the 55th governor of New York state after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Paterson, legally blind, became lieutenant governor in 2006.
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is an age-related disease that affects the central vision. It is a common cause of vision loss in people over the age of 60.
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Twenty-Five Greatest Champions of America: Part Two
Second Installment of Our Series That Ranks the Twenty-Five Individuals That Have Most Effectively Advanced America’s Founding Principles
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