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What is Self Determination? This area of the expanded core curriculum (ECC) highlights the importance of developing confidence. Self-determination involves the student identifying their own interests, values, and motivations, as well as a personal understanding of their own abilities and limitations. The student then takes this information to explore how this personal awareness relates to […]

What Are Independent Living Skills (ILS)? This area of the expanded core curriculum (ECC) is often called “daily living skills.” It consists of the tasks and functions people perform in accordance with their abilities, to lead their lives with as much independence as possible. Independent living skills encompass many skill areas, including, but not limited […]

Disability-specific compensatory skills refer to using strategies, techniques, and adapted materials that students with blindness or low vision need to access the general education and common core curricula. These include braille reading and writing methods, regular print, regular print with optical devices, large print, and voice output technology. Students who are blind or low vision […]

Recreation and leisure are terms often used interchangeably. Both relate to what people choose to do in their free time, time that is not otherwise used for work, school, or other activities like appointments and chores. Leisure time is any free time that can be used to pursue personal interests. Recreation is an individual’s preferred […]

Braille is a tactile system representing the written word, serving as an alternative to print for those with blindness or low vision. It’s not a language, but a code. This system represents the alphabet and words in languages like English. For braille users, it offers independent literacy. They can read and write unassisted. The braille […]