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We missed blogging in April, but we’re still here! We’ve just been SUPER busy this Spring.  It’s been Show season for us…. we’ve been having a blast and talking our heads off…. at ATiA, CSUN, VRATE, Power UP, Texas AER,…

I asked for a first person blog post on the importance of adding art and music to STEM education for blind students.  Here’s what I got: Hey there! I’m ChatGPT, and today I want to talk about the benefits of…

​Legos: the joy of many childhoods! They help you learn to build and expand your creativity. Recently I heard more about accessible Lego instructions in audio and braille. I was so excited because I had just received a Lego set…

John Boyer passed away on January 17. John was born blind and lost his hearing as a child. He devoted his life to promoting and developing computer applications that improved lives of people who are blind or deaf blind. John…

Then, Ashley Neybert, accessibility specialist with ViewPlus and lead curriculum designer with Independence Science, explains what a day in the life of a blind student is like at Oregon State University. http://eyeonvision.blogspot.com/2023/01/muller-glia-in-zebrafish-for-retinal.html?m=1

Throughout my life I have heard the phrase “a picture is worth 1000 words”. Is this true? Why would a picture be important? I can think of several scenarios where it is just too difficult to explain to someone using…

For both students and teachers, the start of a new school year brings with it challenges – some new and some recurring.   In our previous post, “Overcoming Barriers: preparing a university for differently abled students”, we identified some of the…

Education is much more than just the physical learning. The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction can also be defined as the delivery and receipt of a series of enlightening learning experiences.   For many, the learning part needs to…

Teachers of the visually impaired (TVI) are periodically faced with the need to procure a braille embosser to enable student development. Simply asking the procurement function, special education department, or administration of your school system to acquire more of the…

For Immediate Release – June 17, 2022, Corvallis, OR ViewPlus® Technologies, a Corvallis, OR based manufacturer of assisted learning technologies for the blind and visually impaired (BVI), is excited to announce the newest release of its Tiger Software Suite (TSS…