Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 4 (85.1%) was the most commonly used workplace AT, followed by optical character recognition (OCR) apps (58.7%) and built-in accessibility tools (48.8%), which could include built-in screen readers, screen magnifiers, or dictation tools. Table 3 Learning Methods for Workplace AT AT Type n In School (by a TVI) Self- Taught VR/Agency Training Vendor Tutorials Person w/ B/LV Screen reader software (3 rd party) 87 55.2 81.6 52.9 14.9 63.2 55.2 OCR app 66 --- 95.5 12.1 4.6 24.2 22.7 Refreshable braille display 49 24.5 83.7 24.5 12.2 59.2 24.5 Remote sighted assistance app 48 --- 91.7 2.1 8.3 20.8 22.9 Built-in screen reader 42 35.7 85.7 40.5 14.3 66.7 40.5 OCR software or hardware 41 19.5 75.6 31.7 14.6 36.6 43.9 Digital reading software/device 36 25.0 86.1 11.1 13.9 44.4 25.0 Braille notetaking device 32 53.1 75.0 34.4 34.4 53.1 37.5 Digital reading app 30 10.0 93.3 16.7 3.3 23.3 20.0 Navigation/wayfinding app 28 7.1 89.3 28.6 3.6 21.4 28.6 Audio recorder app 20 --- 90.0 5.0 10.0 20.0 20.0 Other identification app 17 --- 82.4 5.9 --- 17.7 29.4 Other built-in accessibility features 14 21.4 71.4 35.7 21.4 57.1 14.3 Dictation/speech recognition software 13 23.1 84.6 23.1 7.7 61.5 23.1 Screen magnification software (3 rd party) 11 45.5 81.8 54.6 --- 18.2 --- Built-in screen magnification 11 18.2 81.8 27.3 --- 36.4 --- Orientation/wayfinding/navigation device 7 42.9 100.0 57.1 42.9 42.9 42.9 Handheld electronic video magnifier 6 --- 66.7 50.0 33.3 16.7 --- Electronic video magnifier 6 33.3 33.3 50.0 16.7 16.7 --- Wearable device 5 --- 80.0 20.0 40.0 20.0 40.0 Digital labeling app 5 --- 80.0 --- 40.0 40.0 --- Note. N=105. The 'Other" method option is not shown. TVI = teacher of students with visual impairments. VR = vocational rehabilitation. B/LV = blind or low vision. OCR = Optical Character Recognition.

• Cover
• GITWL
• Message from the Guest Editor
• 2024_Oct_Webinar AT Mindset
• Digital Social Interactions: An Update on the Need to Support Students with Visual Impairments in their Social Media Use
• DVIDB Awards 2025 Nominations
• A Playbook for Deploying Communities of Practice Within Train-the-Trainer Programs
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• Supporting Implementation of Technology in Classrooms
• LISD Programs
• Training General Education Teachers in the Use of Assistive Technology
• Vision Impaired, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, and AT Specialists
• Co-Designing More Accessible Futures with the Expanded Core Curriculum
• APH ConnectCenter
• You Cannot Escape from AT and UDL
• GITWL Call for Proposals
• Assistive Technology in the Workplace and Training Needs: Insights from Employed Young Adults who are Blind or Have Low Vision
• VIDBE-Q Convention Issue
• Professionally Crossing an Offset Intersection: My Experience of Adding a CATIS Credential to a COMS and Why You Might Consider It
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• Assistive Technology for Individuals who Have Visual Impairments (ATVI): Paths and Funding at the University of Massachusetts Boston
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