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Allana Pierce
@tsviallana.bsky.social
Teacher for students with deafblindness, visual impairments, and blindness.
Canada
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Looking for a profession where you can make a difference? Become a vision rehabilitation professional! Our programs are available in both English and French - Application deadline is February 1st each year to start in the following September admission.umontreal.ca/en/programs/...
Master in Vision Sciences - Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation (English)
Gain the required knowledge and skills to provide rehabilitation services, in English, to people living with visual impairment.
admission.umontreal.ca
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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March 23, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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When a major corp actually may cause more harm than help.
@HomeDepot did you know that a white cane is a prescribed med. device that O&M, PT, and Rehab specialists measure to size & train people in its use?

#StayInYourLane #Disability

www.homedepot.com/p/Drive-Medi...
March 23, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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Really conveys the challenges around having to constantly recontextualize social interactions because she doesn’t have enough detail about cues that are obvious to everyone else. The details about how she does routine tasks and how she experiences the world are great.
March 9, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Great video from CVI Scotland that discusses CVI overload and how you can help - being aware of indicators leading to meltdowns and offering strategies to help reduce the visual load #cvi #tsvi #deafblind
vimeo.com/923502001
March 15, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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@jay.bsky.team pls fix the unlabeled buttons to improve the #UX for people who use #screenreaders?
February 29, 2024 at 11:22 PM
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Use your swell graphics machine to provide more than math and science graphics. Use it to quickly create 2D tactile representations. #TactileGraphicacyIsLiteracy
HOW TO make a tactile image using iPad, Goodnotes and Swell Machine, part 7 – Perkins School for the Blind
Video #7 in the Providing Tactile Graphic Rich Environment series: how to create quick tactile images to put into books or projects.
www.perkins.org
March 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
CVI Scotland with a new post on using smart boards effectively with student a with cerebral visual impairments #cvi #visualimpairment #deafblind #access
January 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM