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If individuals are curious about my current projects and
research, without waiting for the slow progress of research and
dissemination, here's a peek. As mentioned above the Unified
English Braille online training is a project funded by the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to help existing
professionals get their braille skills updated for the changed code.
As a 5-year project we are producing a free, just in time tool that will
be offered monthly to help professionals get the information they
need in an online class with options for continuing education and
college credit. Work is moving forward in 3D printing as well and I
am collaborating with colleagues in another state to explore how to
design objects to improve learning for students who are blind and
visually impaired in science topics. The applications of 3D printing
to our field are very diverse, but unfortunately even general
education has poorly defined standards for the design of physical
learning objects. This is a place where our field could take on a
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