Recently added articles from Re:view:
The editors talk ...(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Our Last Leg We four individuals relinquish our posts as volunteer executive editors of RE:view with a sense of having been a leg of a lengthy relay race. This publication began in 1951 as the International Journal for the Education of the Blind, published by the American ...
Sir Francis Joseph Campbell and his family: the first family in professional services for people who are blind or visually impaired.(Biography)
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The author discusses the pivotal roles of Sir Francis Campbell (1832-1914) and members of his family, especially his son Charles Campbell, in the evolution of the blindness field to a professional and reason-based service. KEYWORDS: Sir Francis Joseph Campbell, Royal ...
The impact of assistive technology on curriculum accommodation for a Braille-reading student.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Over 5 months, the authors evaluated the efficacy of electronic assistive technology (the BrailleNote mPower BT-32 notetaker and Tiger Cub Jr. embosser) and associated software components in creating curriculum materials for a middle school Braille-reading student. The authors ...
Springboard.(Column)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A crumpled note scrawled on a scrap of bold-line paper sits untidily in my desk's pencil drawer, but it still does its job. Wesley, the note's author, was a scamp of a student who slipped this handwritten message into my hand one afternoon as he and my other fourth-grade students were ...
A tip worth its salt.(use of salt to keep napkin from sticking to a damp glass )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Before I move on to this issue's submissions from our colleagues, I want to share a tip that I learned when I had dinner recently with Judy Dawson, one of my former TSB students who happened to be visiting Pittsburgh on business. When the waiter brought our drinks, he set them on small ...
Steps in time.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The concept of staying in step when using a cane can be difficult for young children who are visually impaired. I taught my students to choose a phrase that fits with the left-right-left pattern so that each syllable corresponds with a step and to repeat it quietly to themselves as they ...
Reserved parking for canes.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008; ... One of my students, a second grader, "parks" her cane during the day in several places in her classroom and throughout the school building. Often, people would bump into the cane and knock it over. To remedy this situation, we attached an adhesive strip of Velcro around the cane, just ...
Speer tip No. 7: going to L without a hand basket.(Lee Speer first-letter navigation tips)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008; ... First-letter navigation can help a computer user move efficiently through a tree- or list-view of programs or files. Position your cursor in the listing and type the first letter of the name of the file or program that you wish to find. This step will take you to the next instance of a ...
These letters are a capital idea.
Jan 01, 2008; ... At the beginning of each school year, I have my students write a letter to their regular class teachers in which they explain the cause of their vision loss and the adaptations that they need. Instead of my providing the teachers with this information, I chose to have the students explain ...
Recipe for success: education and rehabilitation work together to provide cooking experiences for visually impaired students.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Although the education system, through the expanded core curriculum, addresses the development of life skills for students who are blind and visually impaired, budget cuts and changes in curricula often result in the elimination of daily living skills classes. A collaborative partnership ...
Communication opportunities for students with deafblindness in specialized and inclusive settings: a pilot study.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Many students with deafblindness now are educated in less restricted educational environments with their hearing and sighted peers. However, that less restricted education setting does not guarantee deafblind students opportunities for communication and social interactions. The ...
Teaching strategies with pedometers for all children.(Report)
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The authors suggest incorporating pedometers into the physical education curricula for schoolchildren, especially children with visual impairment, as a way to combat childhood obesity. The authors offer activity ideas to incorporate pedometers into physical education classes and ...
Older adults with visual impairment: lived experiences and a walking group.(Case study)
Sep 22, 2007; ... ABSTRACT: The authors investigated past and present physical activities of 6 older individuals with diverse types of visual impairment who participated in a walking group. The authors identified the participants' lived experiences of visual impairment and physical activity through ...
Using a tactile map with a 5-year-old child in a large-scale outdoor environment.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... ABSTRACT: The authors constructed an 11 x 17 in. tactile map to teach routes in an outdoor play environment to a 5-year-old blind child. After learning the routes on the tactile map, the child independently navigated them in the outdoor play environment. With practice, the child reduced ...
Springboard.(finding ways to teach science)
Sep 22, 2007; ... "Close enough for jazz!" came into my vocabulary through my trusted coworker Scott Blome, with whom I have worked at the American Printing House for the Blind for more than 20 years. Scott isn't a shouter or whooper, so when I hear him mutter "Close enough for jazz!" I know that he has ...
Making science fair: making science instruction and labs accessible for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Sep 22, 2007; ... We discovered that asking "How can I?" instead of "Can I?" helped us to find ways to adapt science materials for students who are blind or visually impaired. We have used several practical strategies successfully. Using a computer with JAWS screen-reading software ...
Speer tip no. 6: a direct route to Web sites.(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007; ... There is a quick and direct way of going to a Web page if you know the URL or Web address. If you simultaneously press the letter r and the Windows key, the Run dialogue box appears. Type the Internet address, including the www prefix, into the dialogue box and press OK. Internet Explorer ...
Influence of a parent resource manual on physical activity levels of children with visual impairments.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... ABSTRACT: The authors examined the effects of a parent resource manual on physical and sedentary activity levels of children with visual impairments. Children and youth with visual impairments, aged 9-23 years (7 girls, 11 boys), attended a 1-week summer sports camp in New York state. The ...
Employment lifestyle training: a new approach to vocational rehabilitation teacher services.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... ABSTRACT: The author discusses changes that the Texas Division for Blind Services made in its vocational rehabilitation program to increase competitive employment opportunities for vocational rehabilitation consumers who are blind and visually impaired. P. R. Warren, B. S. Cavenaugh, and ...
Mathematics Made Easy for Children With Visual Impairment.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Mathematics Made Easy for Children With Visual Impairment M. N. G. Mani, Aree Plernchaivanich, G. R. Ramesh, and Larry Campbell Philadelphia, PA: Overbrook School for the Blind Towers Press. Developed by the collaborative efforts of the International Council for Education of ...