[NFBNJ] hotline info for students K-12

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Received from Brianna Murray, EDGE coordinator.
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From: Brianna Murray
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 10:40 AM
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Subject: hotline info for students K-12

Hi,

Here is the hotline info that we talked about last night.  Feel free to 
share this with your mentees, your social networks, and with anyone else who 
it may apply too.  Thanks for distributing.

The info is pasted below.



In response to the wave of K-12 school closures across the United States due 
to COVID-19, a team of blind mentors, STEM professionals, teachers of the 
blind, and college students are providing free, homework help for 
blind/visually impaired students.



Here are the details:



National Homework Hotline for Blind/Visually Impaired Students (NHH-BVI)



What: Homework telephone hotline for blind/vision impaired students in 
grades K-12 experiencing emergency school closures due to COVID-19.



Areas of hotline help include but are not limited to:



- JAWS

- VoiceOver for macOS and iOS

- Nemeth and literary braille

- Cranmer abacus

- Refreshable Braille displays

- Core Curriculum subjects (Math, ELA, Sci, Social Studies)



How:   Students submit a support request via email and receive a call from a 
NHH-BVI volunteer.



Who:  NHH-BVI helpers are experienced TVIs and blind mentors who want to 
help ensure that blind/vi students can access and complete their remote 
learning assignments



For more info, and to request an initial NHH-BVI support call, please email 
nationalhomeworkhotline.bvi at gmail.com or visit 
http://www.vistaseducation.com/homeworkhotline/ 1 link found.





Brianna Murray

EDGE 1 Program Coordinator

Family Resource Network

Employment Development Guidance and Engagement

Joseph Kohn Training Center

130 Livingston Ave.

New Brunswick NJ

Cell: 732-598-2801

Office: 732-937-6397

Pronouns: She/Her


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