Wednesday, 6 June 2012
iPad &Deaf-blind Accessibility Pdf link
Excellent link to a Pdf file on how the iPad can be used with students that are Deaf-Blind. Many apps discussed in detail and great visuals...definitely worth a peek!! Click here for link.
A Day of A Deaf Blind Person
This person will provide us with a close look at one typical day in her extraordinary life. Click here for this link.
DeafBlind Communicator - Braille-to-Text Translation
DeafBlind Communicator Provides Braille-to-Text Translation:
The DBC consists of two components: a DB BrailleNote and a DB cell phone with a visual display and QWERTY keyboard. Special deaf-blind software is installed in both units, which communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth.
These units facilitate face-to-face communication by providing real-time text-to-braille translation. Special BrailleNote software enables the DBC to operate as a text telephone (TTY) when connected to a landline. Adding a SIM card and texting plan enables users to send and receive text messages via cell phone.
DeafBlind Communicator's Three Communications Modes:
1. Face-to-face Communication
A simple BrailleNote menu enables users to talk with virtually any sighted person. The user starts by handing that person the DB phone, which displays the message, "Hi, I'm blind and I can't hear. To communicate with me, type a message on this keyboard and press return." The sighted person's typed response is translated into braille and displayed on the DB-BrailleNote. The user's braille responses are displayed as text on the phone screen.
2. Communication with Other BrailleNote and DBC Users
The DB-BrailleNote software enables the device to function as a TTY phone. From the chat menu, users enter a TTY phone or relay service number, which they can store in an address book or use in placing an immediate call. The DBC also has a built-in answering machine and can be used to communicate with other DBC and BrailleNote mPower users.
3. SMS Cell Phone Texting
A SIM card purchased from a wireless provider installed in the DB-Phone enables DBC users to send text messages. Bluetooth connectivity lets callers bypass the phone and control communication from the BrailleNote.
The DBC uses a condensed form of KeySoft, BrailleNote mPower's user interface that features simple menus and navigation and context-sensitive help. Activating mPower enables more sophisticated users to access additional applications such as word processing, email, a planner, web browser, and book reader.
Communication Systems and Assistive Technology for Persons who are Deaf-Blind
Principal communication systems for persons who are Deaf-blind are these:
1) touch cues
2) gestures
3) object symbols
4) picture symbols
5) sign language
6) finger spelling
7) Signed English
8) Pidgin Signed English
9) Braille writing and reading
10) Tadoma method of speech reading
11) American Sign Language
12) large print writing and reading
13) lip-reading speech
Children with deaf-blindness need to have access to a variety of adaptive/assistive devices. Many of these are listed below:
1) personal hearing aids and glasses
2) low vision devices such as CCTV, monoculars
3) easel, book stands
4) assistive listening device such as FM systems, vibrotactile aids, or auditory loops
5) alerting devices such as vibrating alarms
6) captioning for television and video materials
7) computer aided real time (CART)
8) lamps or spotlights on interpreter to help the child in visually accessing the information that is being signed
9) TDD/telebraille devices for making phone calls
10) calendar system for specific communication needs and structuring of the daily, weekly or monthly activities
11) relay services
Children with deaf-blindness need to have access to a variety of adaptive/assistive devices. Many of these are listed below:
1) personal hearing aids and glasses
2) low vision devices such as CCTV, monoculars
3) easel, book stands
4) assistive listening device such as FM systems, vibrotactile aids, or auditory loops
5) alerting devices such as vibrating alarms
6) captioning for television and video materials
7) computer aided real time (CART)
8) lamps or spotlights on interpreter to help the child in visually accessing the information that is being signed
9) TDD/telebraille devices for making phone calls
10) calendar system for specific communication needs and structuring of the daily, weekly or monthly activities
11) relay services
APPortunities!!! Apps for the Deaf-Blind
Cut the Rope
Peekaboo Barn
Little Bella’s – I Close My Eyes
Uzu
Magic Piano
iWash My Dogs – lite
Translator with Speech
Tap to Talk
Vocal Zoo
Little Things
FlyingWord
Math Bingo
Letter Tracer Preschool Letters
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Through Your Eyes: Movie Trailer
Movie about the world's only Deaf/Blind triplets and the amazing family support they have received.
Deaf/Blindness
Deaf-Blindness is the full or partial loss of both vision and hearing. Deaf-Blind individuals require a large range of adaptations when working in an educational setting. Perhaps the best known deaf-blind person was Helen Keller (1880-1968) who was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. For more information on deaf-blindness you can visit the link below:
Canadian Helen Keller Centre
Canadian Helen Keller Centre
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