Improving Literacy for People with Vision Loss
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- 1. Improving Literacy for People with Vision Loss October 15th,
2012 6:30pm-8:00pm
- 2. Welcome!Improving Literacy for People with Vision Loss
- 3. Asking QuestionsUsing the control panel:During the Q & A
sessionyou can ask questions byclicking on the Raise HandbuttonType
your question in theQuestions box during thepresentation 3
- 4. Todays AgendaI. The importance of improving literacy for
people with vision lossII. LCI - Reading Action ProgramIII. Partner
Presentations: A. The Hadley School for the Blind B. American
Foundation for the Blind C. BookshareIV. Discussion 4
- 5. Importance of Literacy for People with Vision Loss Literacy
is important for: Learning and Development Academic Achievement
Occupational Opportunity Social Success In U.S.10% of blind
children are learning Braille 85% of blind children attend public
schools where few teachers know Braille 5
- 6. Reading Action Program Challenges Lions to focus on literacy
and access to educational tools and resources. Promotes the
importance of reading Encourages community service: o Serve as a
volunteer reader o Support Braille literacy o Organize a book drive
o Provide technological resources and training to schools in need
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- 7. Reading Action ProgramResources: Call to Action Flyer
Project Idea Sheet Planning Guide Press Release Bookmarks Diploma
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- 8. Reading Action Program Online 8
- 9. Community Needs Assessment Community Needs Assessment LCI
code: MK-9 Provides step-by-step guidelines to determine community
needs, to avoid duplication of services. Contains a needs
assessment questionnaire you can send to: o School Principals o
Teachers o Library Personnel o Agencies o Childrens organizations
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- 10. Poll Question Are you currently involved with projects or
activities that are focused on literacy and serve people who are
blind or visually impaired? Choose: Yes or No 10
- 11. Resources and Service Opportunities Partner Presentation
Judy Matsuoka, Instructor The Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu Judy@hadley.edu 11
- 12. Hadley School for the Blind Literacy Along the Lifespan
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- 13. Distance Education Since 1920 13
- 14. Parents of Babies and Toddlers Coming- Fall 2013 Braille
and Your Baby or Toddler 14
- 15. Teachers Teaching Braille Reading 15
- 16. Braille Courses for Sighted People 16
- 17. Learning Braille Courses for Sighted People Who Need to
Learn Braille Introduction to Braille Basics of Nemeth Code for
Math Contracted Braille Braille Music Basics 17
- 18. Braille Courses for People with Visual ImpairmentsCourses
for Learning to Read by Touch Using Raised Markers Braille Literacy
1: Tactile Readiness Braille Literacy 2: Learning the Alphabet
Braille Literacy 3: Uncontracted Braille Braille Literacy 4:
Contracted Braille Experience Braille Reading Essentials of the
Nemeth Code for Math Braille Music Reading 18
- 19. How May a Lion Work with Hadley? For more information
visit: www.hadley.edu Click on "About" 19
- 20. Resources and Service Opportunities Partner Presentation
Ike Presley, Project Director American Foundation for the Blind
www.afb.org/lions ipresley@afb.net 20
- 21. Improving Literacy Using Technology to: Support Literacy
Promote Literacy Enhance Literacy Sustain Literacy Develop Literacy
(not so much) 21
- 22. What Can Technology Do? Technology Provides Tools for:
Accessing Printed Information Accessing Electronic Information
Communicating Through Writing 22
- 23. What Kind of Tools?Tools for Accessing Information Visually
Tactilely Auditorily It takes a toolbox full of tools to be
successful! 23
- 24. The Need Technology Training Service providers Consumers
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- 25. The Need Technology Training Service providers Button
pushing Instructional strategies This is the big need How do I
teach this technology? 25
- 26. The Need Technology Training AFB addresses this need
through Face-to-face training Conference presentations E-Learning
Center On-line courses Webinars 26
- 27. Lions Involvement Consider Financial Support for Training
Opportunities: AFB face-to-face trainings AFB e-Learning
courses/webinars AFB curriculum development 27
- 28. Lions Involvement Support Training Opportunities Partner
with AFB and other funders Provide training facility Provide
funding for training materials Provide support for service
providers to attend training opportunities 28
- 29. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 29
- 30. Resources and Service Opportunities Partner Presentation
Kristina Pappas, International Program Manager Bookshare Making
Reading Accessible to All www.bookshare.org kristinap@benetech.org
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- 31. The Challenge Photo: mehan Photo: C. Frank Starmer Photo:
Lance Bellers 31
- 32. What is Bookshare? 65,000+ Titles 208,000+ (160,000+ with
Members WIPO Treaty) 8+40+ Countries Languages 20+ 200+ Publisher
LIBRARY Internation Partners al Partners 32
- 33. Bookshare in Education All photos: Benetech 33
- 34. Lions Club + Bookshare= Great Opportunity! Photo: C. Frank
Starmer 34
- 35. Poll Question What types of projects would be of interest
to you? Community awareness Braille literacy Access to technology
Digital library Advocate for local schools and teachers 35
- 36. Questions & Answers Hi Lions! Please raise your hand if
you would like to ask a question. Click on the raise hand button
which looks like this: 36
- 37. Service Activity ReportReportServiceActivities 37
- 38. Thank you for your Participation! A roaring Thank you! More
information: programs@lionsclubs.org Marilee Kadar, Manager, Health
& Childrens Services Kate Barcal, Manager, Program Development
www.lionsclubs.org 38