Blindness and Vision Loss Overview
When a student who is blind or visually impaired comes to your ABE program with the goal of improving their academic skills, it’s your job to ensure he or she…
Interview Questions
Sample Interview Questions for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Student Name: First Language: Approximate language or literacy level: Educational goal: What do you know about the students’s level…
Instructional Strategies
PANDA and Minneapolis Adult Education collaborated to produce two training videos to assist teachers and programs to better serve their students with vision loss and blindness. Where to Begin…
ELL Applications
Blind and visually impaired immigrants and refugees with little or no English proficiency are difficult to count. In addition, they are rarely informed about specialized help that may be available…
Assistive Technologies
There are two types of software programs used by individuals with vision impairments: Screen Reader. A screen reader is a software program that allows blind and low-vision individuals to read…
Convergence Insufficiency & Visual Stress
Convergence Insufficiency & Visual Stress CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY The two eyes working together as a coordinated team is called binocular vision (binocularity), and it is responsible for much of our depth perception, an…
Resources – Blindness and Vision Loss
For students in the metro area, Minneapolis Adult Education south campus has trained staff and equipment to successfully serve students with vision loss or blindness. Please call them directly at…