IT Initiative - Information Technology and the blind or visually impaired logo.
Information Technology in the School Banner
Image of a studious person

National Federation of the Blind Chapter Home Page.

Skip to main content

Initiative Home

Students

Parents, Employers,
Teachers

Workshop Modules

  1. Information Technology Career Opportunities
  2. “Hands On” Beginner Programming
  3. Introduction to the Internet
  4. Email and Mailing Lists
  5. Information Resources of the Internet
  6. Computer Tools (Word, Excel)

 

Teaching Resources

Web sites and organizations

  • TryScience offers activities for children ages 8-15 with content from over 650 science museums around the World. Some activities also contain helpful tips on how they can be used with different disability groups.
  • The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice is a Web site offering hints and help on teaching and intervention techniques. It is focused on activities that are research-based and have proven successful with students who struggle to learn and those with identified special education needs. It also has a section for parents, with information that would be useful for volunteers.
  • The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning has a series of Content Enhancement Teaching Routines that can help teach academically diverse classes in ways that all students can understand and remember key information. Content enhancement uses powerful teaching devices to organize and present curriculum content in an understandable and easy-to-learn manner that actively engages students with the content.
  • The National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities, located on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado, focuses on blindness and visual impairment, deafness & hard of hearing, and severe disabilities. It offers a variety of tools for use with students.
  • Education World is a Web site with many teaching resources for students of both regular and special education. There are lesson plans, activity ideas, subject specific information, and more. Its article Teaching Special Kids offers a useful overview for volunteers.
  • Do2Learn is a Web site with games, songs, communication cards, print resources, and information on special needs.
  • The Utah Education Network maintains a list of activities to help special education students learn basic math.
  • The Teacher’s Guide has resources created by teachers for teachers, including many related to special education.
  • Matthews Media offers a variety of publications and tools related to special education.
  • The University of New York’s State Education Department provides resources for teachers about educating students with disabilities.
  • The Council for Exceptional Children is dedicated to improving education for students with disabilities, as well as gifted students.

 

Books

Paperbacks For Educators is a specialized bookseller that lists books available on a wide variety of particular disabilities or problems affecting children. Additionally, the following books are recommended sources of information on teaching students with disabilities:

  • “Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today’s Schools,” by Ann Turnbull et al. (Merrill-Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN: 0-02-421601-1)
  • “Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities,” by Joan M. Harwell. (Jossey-Bass, May 2002, ISBN: 0130325627)
  • “Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD,” by Esther Minskoff and David Allsopp. (Paul H. Brookes Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-557666253)
  • “Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs,” by Edward Polloway, James R. Patton, and Loretta Serna. (Prentice Hall, July 2004, ISBN: 0131118129)
  • “Teaching Students with Learning Problems,” by Cecil D. Mercer and Ann R. Mercer. (Prentice Hall, July 2000, ISBN: 0130892963)
  • “Teaching Inclusive Mathematics to Special Learners, K-6,” by Julie A. Sliva. (Corwin Press, October 2003, ISBN: 0761938915)
  • “Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers,” by Marilyn Friend and William D. Bursuck. (Allyn and Bacon, July 2001, ISBN: 0205331920)
Top