Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBEQ.61.4.Fall.2016

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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Lewis, L. L. (2016). IOS in the classroom: A guide for teaching students with visual impairments. New York, NY: AFB Press. Apple and iOS devices are ubiquitous in today's technology-driven communications world. With built-in accessibility options, the visually impaired (VI)/blind population has embraced these devices. Additionally, the iPad has become an integral part of the educational process in many schools. This makes it paramount the devices are accessible for the VI population and provide useful apps to access the curriculum. iOS devices are easy enough to use on the most basic level and many of the students I work with, who have difficulty navigating a computer interface with a screen reader, can readily learn to use these devices effectively. I was given the opportunity to review the how-to book, iOS in the Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Students with Visual Impairments by Larry L. Lewis. The following are my thoughts. iOS in the Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Book Review Kim Picard, Technology Instructor, The Ohio State School for the Blind kpicard@ossb.oh.gov 31

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