[blindkid] iPad accessible games
Eleanor Robinson
erobin8725 at aol.com
Sat Nov 23 13:55:22 UTC 2013
If you are looking for blind accessible iPad games, check out http://www.applevis.com/
Also, look at the Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind on www.7128.com to access the best websites to learn about accessible computer games and what is going on in the accessible game world. This list is updated annually.
The listing of commercial computer games that Dr. Denise Robinson referenced did not include a number of sources of such games that you can find in our Top 25 list. For example, we, at 7-128 Software, have approximately 30 blind accessible computer games and are working on an IOS app to be released after the first of the year.
So there is a lot going on in the blind accessible game world.
Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software
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1. Re: I Pad Games (Trudy Pickrel)
2. Re: I Pad Games (Dr. Denise M Robinson)
3. Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(aliza sperling)
4. Re: Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(Bernadette Jacobs)
5. Re: Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(Traci W)
6. Re: Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(Marianne Denning)
7. Re: Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(Carol Castellano)
8. Re: Health insurance for braille instruction and equipment
(SUSAN POLANSKY)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:55:13 -0500
From: Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com>
To: bindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] I Pad Games
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Is there a list of Accessable I Pad Games on the National Parents of Blind
children Web Site. I know I had got a small list from Dr Robinson but mine
sweeper was the only one that our 12 (today) has been able to figure out.
If we don't have a list this is something that has been a frequent request on
here maybe we could work on one. I know Teresa Graham is very interested in
getting Technology into the kids hands maybe I could work with her on getting
this list up on the National web site??? Or a link to it.
Trudy L. Pickrel
President
Maryland Parents of Blind Children
www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org
TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:52:43 -0500
From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] I Pad Games
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If you go to this link below, you will pull up multiple sites with tons of
options for games
http://www.yourtechvision.com/search/node/games
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com>wrote:
> Is there a list of Accessable I Pad Games on the National Parents of Blind
> children Web Site. I know I had got a small list from Dr Robinson but mine
> sweeper was the only one that our 12 (today) has been able to figure out.
> If we don't have a list this is something that has been a frequent request
> on here maybe we could work on one. I know Teresa Graham is very
> interested in getting Technology into the kids hands maybe I could work
> with her on getting this list up on the National web site??? Or a link to
> it.
>
> Trudy L. Pickrel
> President
> Maryland Parents of Blind Children
> www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org
> TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's
>
>
>
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*Dr Denise*
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
Private training to your needs
423-573-6413
Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it." --Chinese Proverb
Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.
--Albert Einstein
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
--Walt Disney
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:30:59 -0800 (PST)
From: aliza sperling <alizasperling at yahoo.com>
To: "blindkid at nfbnet.org" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
equipment
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Hi Everyone,
I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision insurance
plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an elementary school
aged legally blind student, or for the necessary technology.? My daughter is now
in private school (yes, we have already tried public school) and getting it
through the school district is not an option at this point.? Her IEP/ ISP calls
for 10 hours of Braille instruction per week.
Thanks so much for your help,
Aliza?
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:06:41 -0800
From: Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>
To: aliza sperling <alizasperling at yahoo.com>, "Blind Kid Mailing List,
\(for parents of blind children\)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
equipment
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Sweetheart:
I hate to be a forecaster of doom and gloom. but I've never in my
entire life seen this happen before. Don't hold your breath. I don't
think insurance companies regard literacy as a medical issue.
Don't lose hope here though. My next suggestion is that you have people
either rewrite you offlist or call you at home. Not knowing where you
live, I'm not sure how to plug into the resources around you. However,
my home phone is: 443-315-5080. You can call me and we can get started
from there.
Have a wonderful day!!
Bernie
On 11/22/2013 10:30 AM, aliza sperling wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision
insurance plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an elementary
school aged legally blind student, or for the necessary technology. My daughter
is now in private school (yes, we have already tried public school) and getting
it through the school district is not an option at this point. Her IEP/ ISP
calls for 10 hours of Braille instruction per week.
> Thanks so much for your help,
> Aliza
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:17:56 -0500
From: Traci W <traci.mwd at gmail.com>
To: aliza sperling <alizasperling at yahoo.com>, "Blind Kid Mailing List,
(for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
equipment
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My guess is a no too. That doesn't have to do with health, but education. But
your state may provide assistance. Here in NC there are tax credits available to
homeschool families who need to pay for outside services. I would suggest
networking with others in your state to find out about resources.
Good luck.
Traci
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 22, 2013, at 1:30 PM, aliza sperling <alizasperling at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision
insurance plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an elementary
school aged legally blind student, or for the necessary technology. My daughter
is now in private school (yes, we have already tried public school) and getting
it through the school district is not an option at this point. Her IEP/ ISP
calls for 10 hours of Braille instruction per week.
> Thanks so much for your help,
> Aliza
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:22:49 -0500
From: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
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<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
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Insurance companies do not pay for braille instruction or technology.
What state do you live in? Will the local school district pay for
braille instruction by a certified TVI outside of the school hours?
This is where creativity is needed. You can also email me off list at
Marianne at denningweb.com. I am a TVI and blind.
On 11/23/13, Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sweetheart:
>
> I hate to be a forecaster of doom and gloom. but I've never in my
> entire life seen this happen before. Don't hold your breath. I don't
> think insurance companies regard literacy as a medical issue.
>
> Don't lose hope here though. My next suggestion is that you have people
> either rewrite you offlist or call you at home. Not knowing where you
> live, I'm not sure how to plug into the resources around you. However,
> my home phone is: 443-315-5080. You can call me and we can get started
> from there.
>
> Have a wonderful day!!
>
> Bernie
> On 11/22/2013 10:30 AM, aliza sperling wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision
>> insurance plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an
>> elementary school aged legally blind student, or for the necessary
>> technology. My daughter is now in private school (yes, we have already
>> tried public school) and getting it through the school district is not an
>> option at this point. Her IEP/ ISP calls for 10 hours of Braille
>> instruction per week.
>> Thanks so much for your help,
>> Aliza
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
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>
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Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:22:46 -0500
From: Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, \(for parents of blind children\)"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
equipment
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Hi Aliza,
In New Jersey, there is a mathematical formula that governs the
services provided to children placed in private schools by their
parents. I do not know if every state operates this way, but you can
check in your state. I have pasted in a section from a NJ guidebook
written by our Education Law Center and sponsored by the NJ State Bar
Foundation. Maybe there is a similar book with info for your
state. Here is the link if you'd like to look further:
<http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf>http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf
Hope this is of help.
Carol
Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PLACED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
School districts must provide limited special education services to
children with
disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (nonpublic)
schools or early
childhood programs.634 School districts are required to locate,
identify and evaluate all
children with disabilities attending private schools within the
school district to the same
extent as children in public schools.635 However, children who are
placed in private schools
by their parents do not have the same right to receive the special
education services they
would receive if enrolled in the public school system.636 Rather, the
school district is
obligated to provide services to some children in private schools
based on a mathematical
formula related to the federal funding the school district receives
for all children with
disabilities within the school district, and the proportion of these
children who attend
private schools, and the school district has great discretion in how
and to whom these
services will be provided.637
In designing and developing special education and related services
for parentally-placed
children with disabilities, the school district must, in a timely and
meaningful way, consult
with private school representatives and representatives of parents of
parentally-placed
private school children.638The subject of such consultation must
include: (1) how children
will be identified, located and evaluated; (2) how parents, teachers
and private school
district officials will be informed of the process; (3) the
determination of the proportionate
share of federal IDEA funds available to serve parentally-placed
private school children with
disabilities;(4) how, where and by whom special education and related
services will be
provided;(5) the types of services that will be provided; and, (6)
how special education and
related services will be apportioned if funds are insufficient to
serve all children.639 Services
to parentally-placed children with disabilities may be provided by
school district personnel
or through contracts with individuals or approved clinics or
agencies.640 Such services must
be secular,neutral and non-ideological.641
Through the process developed in consultation with private school
representatives and
representatives of parents, the school district will make the final
decision with respect to
services that will be provided to eligible parentally-placed private
school children.642 For each
parentally-placed child who will receive special education and
related services, the school
district must initiate and conduct meetings, similar to IEP team
meetings, to develop, review
and revise a "service plan"that describes the special education and
related services that will
be provided to the child.643The school district must ensure that a
representative of the private
school attends the meeting.644 Services may be provided on the
premises of private schools,
including religious schools.645 If necessary for the child to benefit
from, or participate in, the
services included in the child's service plan, transportation must be
provided, but
transportation need not be provided from the child's home to the
private school.646
An important difference between the right of children with
disabilities enrolled in public
and private schools is the complaint procedures available to each.
For children enrolled by
their parents in private schools, mediation and due process
procedures, discussed in this
manual at pp. 32, 38, are available only to address complaints with
respect to their location,
identification, evaluation, determination of eligibility and
reevaluation.647 Mediation and due
process procedures are not available to complain about special
education or related
services.648 Such complaints must be addressed through the complaint
investigation process,
discussed in this manual at p. 39.649 Parents and private schools
representatives may also file
complaints with respect to any failure by a school district to comply
with requirements
related to the provision of special education and related services to
children with disabilities
in private schools, including those related to the school district's
obligation to consult with
private school officials and parents, as mentioned above.650
In addition, all eligible children, including, parentally-placed
children with disabilities, are
entitled to "remedial" and "auxiliary" services to "be assured the
fullest possible opportunity
to develop their intellectual capacities."651 School districts are
responsible for determining the
eligibility of private school children with disabilities for speech
and language services by a
certified speech-language specialist, and for the provision of those
services.652 School districts
are also responsible for determining the eligibility of private
school children for
"compensatory education," English as a Second Language services and
home instruction, as
well as for the provision of those services.653 "Compensatory
education," as the term is used
here, consists of supplementary preventive and remedial programs
designed either to
improve a child's computational skills or communication skills.654
Before providing any
services described in this paragraph, a school district must obtain
parental consent.655
Children with disabilities who receive services described in this
paragraph are also entitled
to a service plan.656 Children with disabilities receiving services
described in this paragraph
may request mediation or a due process hearing only with respect to
their location,
identification, evaluation, determination of eligibility and
reevaluation.657 Disputes regarding
the provision of services described in this paragraph must be
addressed through the
complaint investigation procedures described in this manual at page 39.658
Children placed in private schools by their school district are
entitled to all the same
rights as if they were attending public school.659
At 03:22 PM 11/22/2013, you wrote:
>Insurance companies do not pay for braille instruction or technology.
>What state do you live in? Will the local school district pay for
>braille instruction by a certified TVI outside of the school hours?
>This is where creativity is needed. You can also email me off list at
>Marianne at denningweb.com. I am a TVI and blind.
>
>On 11/23/13, Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sweetheart:
> >
> > I hate to be a forecaster of doom and gloom. but I've never in my
> > entire life seen this happen before. Don't hold your breath. I don't
> > think insurance companies regard literacy as a medical issue.
> >
> > Don't lose hope here though. My next suggestion is that you have people
> > either rewrite you offlist or call you at home. Not knowing where you
> > live, I'm not sure how to plug into the resources around you. However,
> > my home phone is: 443-315-5080. You can call me and we can get started
> > from there.
> >
> > Have a wonderful day!!
> >
> > Bernie
> > On 11/22/2013 10:30 AM, aliza sperling wrote:
> >> Hi Everyone,
> >> I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision
> >> insurance plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an
> >> elementary school aged legally blind student, or for the necessary
> >> technology. My daughter is now in private school (yes, we have already
> >> tried public school) and getting it through the school district is not an
> >> option at this point. Her IEP/ ISP calls for 10 hours of Braille
> >> instruction per week.
> >> Thanks so much for your help,
> >> Aliza
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> blindkid mailing list
> >> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
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> >
> >
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>
>
>--
>Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>(513) 607-6053
>
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:30:46 -0800 (PST)
From: SUSAN POLANSKY <sepolansky at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, \(for parents of blind children\)"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Health insurance for braille instruction and
equipment
Message-ID:
<1385181046.59881.YahooMailNeo at web120206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I work in health care and deal a lot with insurance. I seriously doubt that any
health insurance or vision insurance will cover anything toward education or
technology. Technology will also not be covered under Durable Medical Equipment
benefit as it is not medical equipment.
Susan T. Polansky
On Friday, November 22, 2013 7:23 PM, Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
wrote:
Hi Aliza,
In New Jersey, there is a mathematical formula that governs the
services provided to children placed in private schools by their
parents.? I do not know if every state operates this way, but you can
check in your state.? I have pasted in a section from a NJ guidebook
written by our Education Law Center and sponsored by the NJ State Bar
Foundation.? Maybe there is a similar book with info for your
state.? Here is the link if you'd like to look further:
<http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf>http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf
Hope this is of help.
Carol
Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PLACED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
School districts must provide limited special education services to
children with
disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (nonpublic)
schools or early
childhood programs.634 School districts are required to locate,
identify and evaluate all
children with disabilities attending private schools within the
school district to the same
extent as children in public schools.635 However, children who are
placed in private schools
by their parents do not have the same right to receive the special
education services they
would receive if enrolled in the public school system.636 Rather, the
school district is
obligated to provide services to some children in private schools
based on a mathematical
formula related to the federal funding the school district receives
for all children with
disabilities within the school district, and the proportion of these
children who attend
private schools, and the school district has great discretion in how
and to whom these
services will be provided.637
In designing and developing special education and related services
for parentally-placed
children with disabilities, the school district must, in a timely and
meaningful way, consult
with private school representatives and representatives of parents of
parentally-placed
private school children.638The subject of such consultation must
include: (1) how children
will be identified, located and evaluated; (2) how parents, teachers
and private school
district officials will be informed of the process; (3) the
determination of the proportionate
share of federal IDEA funds available to serve parentally-placed
private school children with
disabilities;(4) how, where and by whom special education and related
services will be
provided;(5) the types of services that will be provided; and, (6)
how special education and
related services will be apportioned if funds are insufficient to
serve all children.639 Services
to parentally-placed children with disabilities may be provided by
school district personnel
or through contracts with individuals or approved clinics or
agencies.640 Such services must
be secular,neutral and non-ideological.641
Through the process developed in consultation with private school
representatives and
representatives of parents, the school district will make the final
decision with respect to
services that will be provided to eligible parentally-placed private
school children.642 For each
parentally-placed child who will receive special education and
related services, the school
district must initiate and conduct meetings, similar to IEP team
meetings, to develop, review
and revise a "service plan"that describes the special education and
related services that will
be provided to the child.643The school district must ensure that a
representative of the private
school attends the meeting.644 Services may be provided on the
premises of private schools,
including religious schools.645 If necessary for the child to benefit
from, or participate in, the
services included in the child's service plan, transportation must be
provided, but
transportation need not be provided from the child's home to the
private school.646
An important difference between the right of children with
disabilities enrolled in public
and private schools is the complaint procedures available to each.
For children enrolled by
their parents in private schools, mediation and due process
procedures, discussed in this
manual at pp. 32, 38, are available only to address complaints with
respect to their location,
identification, evaluation, determination of eligibility and
reevaluation.647 Mediation and due
process procedures are not available to complain about special
education or related
services.648 Such complaints must be addressed through the complaint
investigation process,
discussed in this manual at p. 39.649 Parents and private schools
representatives may also file
complaints with respect to any failure by a school district to comply
with requirements
related to the provision of special education and related services to
children with disabilities
in private schools, including those related to the school district's
obligation to consult with
private school officials and parents, as mentioned above.650
In addition, all eligible children, including, parentally-placed
children with disabilities, are
entitled to "remedial" and "auxiliary" services to "be assured the
fullest possible opportunity
to develop their intellectual capacities."651 School districts are
responsible for determining the
eligibility of private school children with disabilities for speech
and language services by a
certified speech-language specialist, and for the provision of those
services.652 School districts
are also responsible for determining the eligibility of private
school children for
"compensatory education," English as a Second Language services and
home instruction, as
well as for the provision of those services.653 "Compensatory
education," as the term is used
here, consists of supplementary preventive and remedial programs
designed either to
improve a child's computational skills or communication skills.654
Before providing any
services described in this paragraph, a school district must obtain
parental consent.655
Children with disabilities who receive services described in this
paragraph are also entitled
to a service plan.656 Children with disabilities receiving services
described in this paragraph
may request mediation or a due process hearing only with respect to
their location,
identification, evaluation, determination of eligibility and
reevaluation.657 Disputes regarding
the provision of services described in this paragraph must be
addressed through the
complaint investigation procedures described in this manual at page 39.658
Children placed in private schools by their school district are
entitled to all the same
rights as if they were attending public school.659
At 03:22 PM 11/22/2013, you wrote:
>Insurance companies do not pay for braille instruction or technology.
>What state do you live in?? Will the local school district pay for
>braille instruction by a certified TVI outside of the school hours?
>This is where creativity is needed.? You can also email me off list at
>Marianne at denningweb.com.? I am a TVI and blind.
>
>On 11/23/13, Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sweetheart:
> >
> > I hate to be a forecaster of doom and gloom.? but I've never in my
> > entire life seen this happen before.? Don't hold your breath.? I don't
> > think insurance companies regard literacy as a medical issue.
> >
> > Don't lose hope here though.? My next suggestion is that you have people
> > either rewrite you offlist or call you at home.? Not knowing where you
> > live, I'm not sure how to plug into the resources around you.? However,
> > my home phone is: 443-315-5080.? You can call me and we can get started
> > from there.
> >
> > Have a wonderful day!!
> >
> > Bernie
> > On 11/22/2013 10:30 AM, aliza sperling wrote:
> >> Hi Everyone,
> >> I am looking to find out if you know of any health insurance or vision
> >> insurance plans that would pay for private Braille instruction for an
> >> elementary school aged legally blind student, or for the necessary
> >> technology.? My daughter is now in private school (yes, we have already
> >> tried public school) and getting it through the school district is not an
> >> option at this point.? Her IEP/ ISP calls for 10 hours of Braille
> >> instruction per week.
> >> Thanks so much for your help,
> >> Aliza
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>Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>(513) 607-6053
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