153 media results found for 'blind'
In this episode, host Joe Hanson and YouTuber Molly Burke, who is blind, discuss echolocation. They work through a series of active echolocation exercises to help the brain construct images of their environment. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart"...Read More
Gene therapy is a method for treating inherited diseases by delivering corrective versions of genes to patients. Dr. Jean Bennett and Dr. Albert Maguire focused their careers on developing a successful gene therapy for an inherited form of childho...Read More
Watch the story of how gene therapy restored the sight of a nearly-blind young patient. Told from the perspective of two researchers who spent over 25 years working to develop this breakthrough technology, this short film chronicles their successe...Read More
This an archive video of the Video Description Research and Development Center webinar #4 - Going Pro: Using YouDescribe in the Classroom and Beyond. The webinar occurred December 11, 2013. Previous VDRDC webinars have introduced YouDescribe, the...Read More
This online training module was developed and designed for students who are blind and visually impaired and the professionals who work with them. Focusing on the transition from school to work, the training offers a series of activities, supportin...Read More
This module offers an overview of description and why it is essential to providing access for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The module reviews guidelines for description, discusses laws pertaining to description, and explains the u...Read More
Sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell send sensory messages to the brain at a speed of 430km/hr. The brain deals with 11 million information signals per second, and this continual flow of information is sorted and analyzed by the brain, which di...Read More
Technology and science are working to restore, replace, and supercharge the powerful human sense of hearing. Meet a man who is blind whose hearing is so acute that he can navigate a bicycle by the sound of the echo of a click. This episode also hi...Read More
This online module was developed and designed for students who are blind and visually impaired and the professionals who work with them. Focusing on the transition from school to work, the training offers a series of activities, supporting documen...Read More
Viewers learn the difference between "soft skills" and "hard skills." Hard skills are specific, teachable abilities that can be defined and measured; however, soft skills are less tangible and harder to quantify, such as etiquette, getting along w...Read More
A positive attitude is critical for achieving personal goals and dreams. It is also essential for having a successful career. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as the statewide services coordinator for children who are blind or have low v...Read More
The videos in this series are part of an online module designed for students who are blind and visually impaired and the professionals who work with them. Focusing on the transition from school to work, the training offers a series of activities, ...Read More
Make48 is a 48-hour competition where teams are presented with a challenge and tasked to build a physical prototype, create a sales sheet, produce a 1-minute marketing video, and pitch their big idea to a panel of judges. This fall, the competitio...Read More
Make48 hosted a competition at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, KS. With access to expert tool technicians and high-tech equipment, competing teams will have the power to build almost anything. Part of the "Make48" series.
With support from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, psychologist Brad Duchaine and his team are studying the brains of 20 people with "face blindness." The team hopes to better understand ...Read More
Karen Newton, a teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, demonstrates the strategy shared inquiry. During shared inquiry exercises, students use higher-order thinking skills to have academic discussions about a given text. Part of...Read More
Cally Traetto, a teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares strategies for increasing literacy in the different content areas. She aims to help students use ASL/English bilingual strategies to improve their literacy skills in...Read More
Jay Floresca, a teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares the concept of differentiated centers. She explains how dividing students into groups provides time for individualized instruction. Part of the "FSDB Pineapple PD" se...Read More
Jessica Stultz, a first grade teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares the tool signed reading fluency rubric. This strategy is adapted from "Signed Reading Fluency Rubric for Deaf Children" created by Sandra Huston and Sus...Read More
