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Visual Impairment (Other Accommodations (Use markers and highlighters to…
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The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities reports that the rate of occurrence for visual impairments in individuals under the age of 18 is at the rate of 12.2 per 1,000.
Legal or total blindness occurs at a rate of .06 per 1,000.
Assistive Technology 
Computer Adaptations
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Refreshable Braille display: converts text on computer to braille by an output device connected to the computer.
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Adaptive Devices
Braille notetakers: lightweight electronic note-taking device that can be connected to a printer or a braille embosser to produce a printed or brailled copy.
Optical character reader: converts printed text into files on a computer that can be translated into audible speech or Braille with appropriate equipment and software.
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Other Accommodations
Use markers and highlighters to emphasize important parts of the text.
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Allow students to sit in the classroom wherever it is most beneficial for their learning. Also give them the ability to move their seat if neceesary.
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