Whitaker Education Teaching : Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairment

The disability I chose was visual impairment (ranging from mild to full blindness). Children and adults who have visual impairments struggle with learning because they have to use their other four senses to make up for their lack of vision. In doing so, their touch, smell, hearing, and taste will become intensified.
Just like a child who has perfect vision, a child who has low vision shouldn’t be restricted on their abilities. In a classroom setting, a child with a visual impairment should still participate in the activities, though possibly coming across some road bumps along the way. To help with the difficult situations they may face, the student should try to get a seat as close to the front as possible and the isle clear to walk through. The teacher can help the student by speaking and facing the students at the same time, and by allowing them to do hands on projects so they’re able to touch the objects. The students’ peers can help a visually impaired child by asking if they need any help, or by simply continuing walking by if they have a seeing-eye dog.
A desktop video magnifier is a computer-like device for people with low vision abilities. The LookStation video magnifier lets those people be able to see and read as normal as if they didn’t have

any vision problems. The screen comes with high capabilities such as picture quality, zooming, simple buttons, and convenient designs of anywhere access and aid for the wrists and hands. When using the magnifier, you put any object under the monitor to boldly show up on the screen.The Bradley Classic Mesh Watch is a stainless steel and fashionable accessory for those with low vision. The watch has specific raised markings for the recognizable time. A separate ball is placed on the inside of the watch for the minutes, while another is placed on the outside for the hours.

The future for the visually impaired and number of blindness is expected to rise as the population continues to expand. A future gadget, known as Smart Glasses, allows someone to wear and move around as if seeing independently. The glasses have small cameras on the lenses that take pictures for the wearer to see and headphones for the wearer to hear what that object is.