Updates and Resources

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To all ACVREP certified professionals, including CATIS who are seeking ATBVI CEUs, our sessions will now enable you to develop competencies while qualifying for continuing education clock hours. Our sessions are free of charge and allow you to earn one-hour of continuing education credit for each session.

Whether you are looking to pursue CE activities or are interested in learning best practices using our technologies, you are welcome to join!

http://support.humanware.com/en-usa/support/humanware_live_webinar_series

By attending these webinars you can:

Receive ACVREP CEU Credits

And for attending you will be entered to win a ticket $400.00 value to attend ATIA Virtual 2021 Conference.....

Check out our events page for more details

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and as someone who loves everything related to accessibility and digital inclusion, I have had an incredible time participating in different events and talking about how I use assistive technology in my day-to-day life. If you told me ten years ago that I would be excited to talk about my visual impairment and how I accomplish different things though, I wouldn’t have believed you at all.  

https://veroniiiica.com/2020/05/21/tips-for-improving-confidence-about-using-assistive-technology/

Audio Description Project Updates

This week's newly added audio-described content includes additions to Netflix, Hulu, and our list of TV series with audio description. Visit our Audio Description Project page at http://acb.org/adp to access our master list of audio-described entertainment.

BELL Academy will be free to all participants this year.  NFB is providing all materials needed. They will be shipped to participants homes prior to their chosen session. Kids will still have time with a licensed TVI every day and they will meet with their peers via zoom. They will also have access to the Florida BELL team daily.

This link to register is below.

If you or any parents you share this information with have any questions please feel free to call Kimberly Banks at 404-259-2651. 

https://www.nfb.org/form/nfb-bell-academy-home-edition

Project InspireProject INSPIRE will offer two courses online this summer. 

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade Students: Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts and Strategies for Supporting the Student in Building Math Skills

An Introduction to Nemeth Code Symbols Used in Grades 2 to 5 and Strategies for Supporting Elementary Students in Building Math Skills

Check Project INSPIRE’s website for updates or follow on Facebook.

The Festival will take place virtually this year and will be held on September 25 & 26, 2020. So, mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!

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The volume of libraries, publishers, and education platforms opening their doors to students and educators is heartwarming, but can also feel overwhelming.

Where can educators find publisher books for students? Where can a parent find age-appropriate reading material for a child? Where can teachers and parents of students with learning differences like dyslexia or blindness find books in alternative formats? Here’s a handy list of book sources for students of all grades, levels, interests, and reading preferences. 

https://blog.bookshare.org/2020/04/ebooks-everywhere-make-sense-of-options/

Get $50 off a new Braille Label Maker with the code BLM50. 

The 6dot Braille Label Maker is ergonomically designed to be portable and easy to use anywhere. It has a built-in Braille keyboard that supports all grades of Braille in virtually every language. The powered embossing makes for high quality Braille labels that are easy to read. The QWERTY keyboard enables non-Braillist to generate labels too! An automatic cutter provides effortlessly clean label cuts without the need for scissors.

Tired of Netflix? 14 World-Class Museums Offering Virtual Tours Right From Your Laptop

https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/14-virtual-museum-to-visit-during-social-distancing-and-quarantine-2905827/

In the wake of the intensifying Covid-19 pandemic, many of the world’s most venerable art institutions have been forced to temporarily shut their doors.  Thanks to the extensive Google Arts & Culture project, more than 2,500 spaces from around the world are accessible online.

Learning Tools, Local and Teacher Resources, Music, Arts, Media & Games, 

https://mailchi.mp/08afdfd27aca/stay-safe-stay-healthy-stay-learning-and-stay-entertained?e=ab0fa8aa16

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-zoos-aquariums-live-stream-animals-isolation-quarantine/

As schools, restaurants, stores, entertainment venues and other public spaces close to prevent the spread of coronavirus, zoos and aquariums are no exception — but life still finds a way. To help relieve the stress, boredom and loneliness that come with self-isolation, zookeepers across the U.S. are live-streaming animals for people to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes.