Leisure through Technology for Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities

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Presented by Lindsey Lush and Jessica Erlich

In this presentation, Lindsey Lush and Jessica Erlich, of Perkins School for the Blind, focuses on the Recreation and Leisure area of the Expanded Core Curriculum through the use of common technology and assistive devices.

Lush and Erlich originally presented this material at the 2015 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference.

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Learning Goals and Objectives

Upon completion of the session, participants will:

  • Understand the differences between incidental and explicit learning in the context of the Expanded Core Curriculum.
  • Identify the features of specific technology devices, such as monitors and switches, which are appropriate for their students’ needs.
  • Learn recommended games and applications for specific visual conditions, and the presence of additional disabilities.
  • Explain the important of age-appropriate activities.

 

PRESENTER SUMMARY:
Lindsey Lush is a teacher and Assistive Technology Liaison for Perkins Lower School & Early Learning Center, and a member of the Educational Programs Advisory Committee.

Jessica Erlich has worked as an itinerant TVI for Perkins Community Programs since 2007, and was recently appointed Assistant Education Director of Community Programs.

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