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Tag: secondary education

College and Career Prep for Students Who are Blind or Low Vision

Posted on June 11, 2025 - 12:23 pm by Shannon Carollo
Teenage girl smiling and folding arms

How are you feeling about graduating high school? Can college or a career “not come soon enough,” or are you hoping time will slow down because you appreciate the support of home life, you don’t want to say goodbye to your local friends, and you feel intimidated at the significant changes coming your way? You […]

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Accessible Teaching Strategies for Blind College Students

Posted on May 12, 2025 - 10:12 am by Hunter Duncan
college students listening to a lecture

As a college professor, you may often receive notifications from your university’s disability services office that you have a student registered for accommodations. Perhaps this time, you have received a notification that you have a student with accommodations unfamiliar to you. These may include large-print materials, breaks to relieve a guide dog, lab assistants in […]

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Supporting Your Child’s Education Through Tactile Graphics with the Monarch 

Posted on October 16, 2024 - 1:10 pm by Melisa Matthews
Tactile map of the inside of a building with the key.

If your child has received a Monarch from their TVI or the Student Pilot Program, you are likely filled with questions and want to support their continued learning at home. The Hive is a resource designed to support your learning and a starting point for specific Monarch needs through their discussion boards and Professional Learning […]

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Unexpected Clarity: How Vision Loss Changed My Life

Posted on June 3, 2024 - 10:56 am by Haley Blankenship
A person with a backpack and a guide dog walks along railroad tracks surrounded by greenery

“I hate to tell you this…” The ophthalmologist handed me a box of tissues as she shared the news that I could not drive. I shook my head and chuckled as I pushed the box away before noticing my parents crying in the corner of the room.   Despite my parents’ tears, I was sure the […]

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Juggling School and Activities: A High Schooler’s Guide to Finding Balance

Posted on February 28, 2024 - 1:13 pm by Gabby Abeyta
stacked notebooks with the label “to do list”

We all need balance in our lives. Recognizing how we want to divide our time between our roles is important. We don’t often realize that we must find balance until we’re stressed. A busy schedule is great, but you must know when and how to slow down before it becomes overwhelming. While everyone has mechanisms […]

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