Visual Impairments
Students with visual impairments may experience eye strain while reading; inability to read ordinary print, poor quality print, or certain colors of print; and sensitivity to bright light. Most depend upon their hearing to acquire information.Classroom Strategies
Low Vision
- Seating near front of class
- Recording lectures
- Large print handouts, lab signs, and equipment labels
- TV monitor or CCTV device connected to microscope to enlarge images
- Class assignments, exams and notes made available in large print, Braille or electronic format
(computer file) - Computer equipped with software to enlarge screen text and images for exams and assignments
Blindness
- Lecture notes, handouts, and texts in Braille or electronic text
- Recording lectures
- Verbal descriptions of visual aids such as notes on chalkboard, slides, diagrams, maps
- Class assignments, exams and notes made available in large print, Braille or electronic format
(computer file) - Lab assistant when appropriate
- Computer with optical character reader and voice output
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