Visual impairments results from damage or disease to the optical system and can occur anywhere along the visual pathway.
Visual impairments can also occur when there is damage to the areas of the brain that are responsible for visual processing.
Visual impairments include a range of visual loss, including low vision, partial vision, and blindness.
Visual blindness is measured using a Snellen vision chart.
In order for a child to be considered legally blind, they must have a visual acuity of 20/200 or less or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
Correcting vision may be possible for some students with visual impairments. This includes surgery or corrective lenses.
Reinforcement and shaping strategies can be used to support students …show more content…
Remove visual clutter.
Remove physical clutter and create clear pathways.
Objects should always be kept in the same place.
Educators should place objects in neat rows on labeled shelves.
Support strategies should include adaptations, accommodation, modifications, and assistance to the learning environment and to the general curriculum based on each students unique needs or condition. students will need to learn skills specific to their disability, including visual skills, communication skills, social skills, orientation and mobility, functional skills, and recreation and leisure skills.
Students with visual impairments will also need to learn how to use assistive technology.
Students with visual disabilities benefit from assistive technology and education adjustments
Educators are encouraged to select material that focuses on the other senses included tactile, hearing, and kinesthetic movement.
The slate and stylus used to create braille were the first assistive technology tools used by individuals with visual impairments.
Most students who are legally bind do not use Braille.
White background can overpower the …show more content…
Students with low vision benefit from a variety of color combinations when using computers and computer devices.
Example: Inverted or light text on dark background.
Visual attention is need in order for students to complete a task. Therefore, students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities need to be taught visual attention behaviors necessary to complete the tasks.
To teach visual attention behaviors, educators should use systematic evidence based instructional procedures, including repeated prompting and continuous correction until students apply the visual attention behavior needed to perform the task.
Visual skills, including orienting to the presence of a stimulus, visual fixation, eye gaze shift, tracking, scanning, and peripheral vision should be taught within meaningful activities in the natural environment.
Determine if the student needs to use their vision to perform a task.
Decide what visual attention behavior and skills are needed to complete the
Visual impairments can also occur when there is damage to the areas of the brain that are responsible for visual processing.
Visual impairments include a range of visual loss, including low vision, partial vision, and blindness.
Visual blindness is measured using a Snellen vision chart.
In order for a child to be considered legally blind, they must have a visual acuity of 20/200 or less or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
Correcting vision may be possible for some students with visual impairments. This includes surgery or corrective lenses.
Reinforcement and shaping strategies can be used to support students …show more content…
Remove visual clutter.
Remove physical clutter and create clear pathways.
Objects should always be kept in the same place.
Educators should place objects in neat rows on labeled shelves.
Support strategies should include adaptations, accommodation, modifications, and assistance to the learning environment and to the general curriculum based on each students unique needs or condition. students will need to learn skills specific to their disability, including visual skills, communication skills, social skills, orientation and mobility, functional skills, and recreation and leisure skills.
Students with visual impairments will also need to learn how to use assistive technology.
Students with visual disabilities benefit from assistive technology and education adjustments
Educators are encouraged to select material that focuses on the other senses included tactile, hearing, and kinesthetic movement.
The slate and stylus used to create braille were the first assistive technology tools used by individuals with visual impairments.
Most students who are legally bind do not use Braille.
White background can overpower the …show more content…
Students with low vision benefit from a variety of color combinations when using computers and computer devices.
Example: Inverted or light text on dark background.
Visual attention is need in order for students to complete a task. Therefore, students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities need to be taught visual attention behaviors necessary to complete the tasks.
To teach visual attention behaviors, educators should use systematic evidence based instructional procedures, including repeated prompting and continuous correction until students apply the visual attention behavior needed to perform the task.
Visual skills, including orienting to the presence of a stimulus, visual fixation, eye gaze shift, tracking, scanning, and peripheral vision should be taught within meaningful activities in the natural environment.
Determine if the student needs to use their vision to perform a task.
Decide what visual attention behavior and skills are needed to complete the