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- 1. LEARNERS WITH DIFFICULTY IN SEEING OR LEARNERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Accommodating
- 2. OBJECTIVES • To present a comprehensive overview of the various types of vision loss, • Examine the techniques and strategies utilized for orientation and mobility by individuals with visual impairments. • Discuss the accommodations and adaptations necessary to support low vision students in their reading and learning processes.
- 3. OBJECTIVES • Emphasize the importance of Braille language for encoding and decoding as a fundamental communication tool for individuals with visual impairments. • Provide valuable insight and recommendations for creating inclusive environments that cater to the needs of individuals with visual impairments in educational and social settings.
- 5. Common Vision Problem Myopia (nearsightedness) is a refractive error in which light rays entering the eye are not bent enough to focus on the retina, causing objects up close to be blurry.
- 6. Common Vision Problem Hyperopia (farsightedness) is a condition in which the eye doesn’t focus images correctly on the retina.
- 7. Astigmatism is a common eye problem that can make your vision blurry or distorted. It happens when your cornea or lens has a different shape than normal. It’s sometimes called “warped glasses.” Common Vision Problem
- 10. Activity
- 11. Activity Instructions • Divide yourselves into four groups. • Assign a team leader. • Team leaders get a colored envelope. • Perform the activity inside the envelope one by one • Discuss the experience among yourselves. • The group leader will share the group experience
- 12. Activities (10 minutes) • Orientation and Mobility Activity • Language and Literacy Activity • Decoding Activity • Encoding Activity
- 13. Times Up!
- 14. (5 mins)
- 15. Group 1
- 16. Orientation and Mobility Activity • Find a partner. • One person will be blindfolded. • The other one will guide their partner in walking around the room. • After you return switch roles with your partner and do the task once again
- 17. Video
- 19. Courtesy for Learners with Visual Impairment
- 20. •Talk to the learner, not to his or her companion. •Don’t speak too loud or baby talk while talking to learners with visual impairment •Tell who you are when approaching learners with visual impairment •Tell him or her when you are about to go or leave the room Courtesy for Learners with Visual Impairment When talking with a learner with visual impairment:
- 21. •Introduce yourself first •Ask the learner if he or she needs help •Don’t push him or her when guiding Courtesy for Learners with Visual Impairment When offering help:
- 22. •Use clear instructions. “This” and “That” should not be used. •Consider the condition of the learner in sitting arrangement for easy accessibility. Courtesy for Learners with Visual Impairment In the classroom:
- 23. Environmental Accommodation Orienting Students Inside the Classroom 1.) Point to Point 2.) Seating Arrangement 2.) Buddy System
- 24. An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons by Requiring Certain Buildings, Institutions, Establishments, and Other Public Utilities To Install Facilities and Other Devices Environmental Accommodation Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 (Accessibility Law)
- 26. Environmental Accommodation Elevator with braille control panel and sound feedback
- 27. Group 2
- 28. Language and Literacy Activity Role Playing • Assign a teacher in your group. • The rest of the members will act as students. • The teacher will give instructions on how to make origami. • While doing the activity the assigned students will be wearing the simulation glasses. *Note: The "origami guide" will be used by the teacher as a teaching guide.
- 29. Accommodation for Low Vision •Large print materials •Magnifying lenses Low-tech for Reading:
- 30. Accommodation for Low Vision •Cellphone Camera •Electronic Magnifier •Screen magnification software •Accessible reading application High-tech for Reading:
- 31. Accommodation for Low Vision Low-tech for Writing: Markers Writing guide
- 32. Accommodation for Low Vision High-tech for Writing: Smartphone Tablet computer
- 33. Group 3
- 34. Decoding Activity 1.Work as a pair in doing this activity 2.Get one encrypted message (Braille) inside the envelope and decrypt the message using the Braille Alphabet
- 35. Braille Cell six raised dot patterns (embossed)
- 36. Braille Alphabet
- 37. Braille Alphabet
- 40. Group 4
- 41. Encoding Activity 1.Work as a pair in doing this activity 2.Get a message inside the envelope and encode the message using the Braille Slate and Stylus
- 42. Accommodation for Blind Braille Slate and Stylus Assistive Tools
- 43. Slate and stylus
- 48. Accommodation for Blind Dolphin Easy Reader Assistive applications:
- 50. THANK YOU!