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Extend your learning. Expand your horizons.
The expanded core curriculum outlines the unique educational needs that students who are blind or visually impaired have beyond the standard core curriculum. They offer a child more choices in life by reinforcing independence, building personal skills and strengths, and by giving them a strong sense of self-confidence in the ability to achieve their life goals.
Communication Modes and Literacy Education
When communication barriers are gone, a student can be free to express their unique voices, thoughts, and opinions. Our accessible products help them develop the necessary skills to shape their thoughts, feelings, and ideas into effective communication that impacts the world around them.
Learn about people, objects, actions, and places so that you can understand the symbols related to these concepts.
Easily communicate on the go with this no-tech, pocket-size Communicator, featuring raised lettering!
Positioned at one’s preferred angle, this stand helps large print readers to compose and interact with written materials.
Assistive Technology and Electronics
Assistive technology helps unlock a student’s learning potential. While these products aren’t technically part of a curriculum, their role in accessible and effective education for students with visual impairments is undeniable.
The MATT (Magnifier and Tablet Together) Connect is a compact all-in-one magnifier, distance viewer, and educational Android tablet.
The Video Mag HD is a durable and kid-friendly, handheld video magnifier.
The Jupiter Portable Magnifier is a sleek and compact device that helps users of all ages, who are visually impaired, see the world in high definition.
Orientation and Mobility
The world is full of reach and meaningful experiences that are for everyone. These tools for teaching the fundamentals of safe and effective travel help break down mobility barriers so that people who are blind or visually impaired can enjoy the journey.
Through logical, sequenced teaching approaches, independent travelers who are visually impaired will learn to analyze and navigate uncontrolled street crossings.
An interactive, 3-D model that teaches spatial concepts and cognitive mapping skills.
Career Education and Transition
Moving into adulthood with a solid sense of work aspirations is a big part of building a fulfilling life. Help students discover their future by implementing a well-planned curriculum of career preparation, exploration, and education.
Engage both visually impaired and sighted children in an interactive curriculum designed to promote awareness and understanding of how visually impaired individuals develop social skills.
Store all of your assistive technology in this comfortable, spacious backpack.
Gives students tools to select and apply to colleges and live on campus with skill and confidence. This item is made to order and is non-refundable.
Self Determination
Accessibility often starts by looking within. Understanding abilities and limitations allows one to create a spirit of self-belief that will carry them through life with confidence. Our products enable inner growth and self-actualization for students with visual impairments.
Store all of your assistive technology in this comfortable, spacious backpack.
Using radar and haptic feedback, Sunu Band is an intelligent travel aid which enables people who are blind or who have low vision to confidently and independently explore the...
Engage both visually impaired and sighted children in an interactive curriculum designed to promote awareness and understanding of how visually impaired individuals develop social skills.
Independent Living
We understand that living as independently as possible is a primary goal for many students as well as their families and support networks. Our products give the confidence that nothing will stand in the way of functional daily living and a life of enriched social interactions.
The MATT (Magnifier and Tablet Together) Connect is a compact all-in-one magnifier, distance viewer, and educational Android tablet.
Writing personal checks is now easier than ever with the Keitzer Check-Writing Guide! Simply feel the locations of the various blanks on a standard sized check, and fill in...
A “must have” item to make everyday living easier!
Visual Efficiency and Low Vision
It’s true that visual acuity affects learning styles. But it’s also true that thorough and systematic training can help student utilize their functional vision efficiently and effectively. These products create a truly accessible learning experience.
Use this kit to aid challenged learners by creating daily schedules, lesson plans, and assessments for play or functional routines.
The Reach & Match® Learning Kit is an innovative product that helps students with sensory impairment and other exceptionalities to learn and engage with their peers through deepening cognitive...
Parents and teachers can build individualized books specific to the needs of their Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) reader with this book-making kit
Recreation and Leisure
Learning can be fun. Accessible recreation and leisure products teach students social and critical thinking skills, and they reinforce core learning like reading and math. And with any luck, these games may just point the way to a student’s lifelong passion.
Participate in multiple accessible games, or create your own, with Games of Squares.
Rolling a die goes accessible!
Rib-it-Balls are easy to grab and have high contrast ribbing. Crinkly fabric in the ribs adds an auditory component.
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