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Continuing Education and Life-long Learning LinksThe Links each open in a new window, so you can close it and Blindskills will still be available.On this page, you'll find links to sites that will enable you to engage in life-long learning either formally through classroom instruction or via self-teaching tools like tutorials. This page includes listings from colleges offering course work in blindness-related topics and listings from vendors and service providers offering correspondence school information, computer tutorials, computer training software, research libraries and more. Please visit this site often for updated information on the latest computer tutorials and training classes available. This page will also include links that deal with the arts and blindness/low vision. Access Technology Institute (New Window) This Web site is for those who want to learn how to teach others about various types of accessible technology. It's also a place to look for tutorials and basic help in configuring off-the-shelf software to work with screen readers and screen magnification software. Ask ERIC (New Window) This is a search engine of interest to those who need educational materials. Assistive Technology Training Online (New Window) This site offers online workshops for parents, teachers, and disabled elementary-level students. The Braille Institute of America (New Window) The Braille Institute offers "Preparing for College and Beyond," a guide for blind and visually impaired students preparing to enter college. Braillejail.net (New Window) This site offers tutorials designed to help you learn braille at your own pace. BRL, Inc. (New Window) BRL, Inc. offers a variety of tutorials on computer use. The tutorials are available for numerous programs and operating systems in a variety of formats including braille, cassette, and computer disk. CrissCross Technologies (New Window) This site offers several tutorials and a bi-monthly magazine which covers a variety of training topics. the Dayton Art Institute web site (New Window) This site was specifically designed to enhance access to art to blind and visually impaired people. It includes text descriptions of audio files for the beenfit of deaf or deaf-blind visitors. The Hadley School for the Blind (New Window) The Hadley School is a correspondence school which offers a plethora of courses at no cost to blind and visually impaired people. Class topics range from personal safety to computers. Course offerings are numerous and varied. K-12 Academics (New Window) is an Education and Disability resource center for Schools,Teachers, Ed. Majors, Parents & Students throughout the U.S for grades K-12. Lions World Services for the Blind (New Window) Visit this site to find information about training opportunities for those interested in receiving Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification. marvelsoft.com. (New Window) This company's software will help blind and visually impaired people improve their typing skills. The product is called Talking Typing Teacher. Outlook 2000/XP Tutorial (New Window) See a sample table of contents from the above site that can help you decide whether this tutorial on using Outlook is good for you. Peirce College Online Courses (New Window) This college offers online courses designed to be accessible to those using screen readers and screen magnification software. Pennsylvania College of Optometry (New Window) This college offers degrees and certifications in a variety of subjects related to blindness and visual impairments. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (New Window) Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic provides taped and digital textbooks. England's Royal National Institute for the Blind Library (New Window) Visitors can search and browse RNIB's catalog of books, journal articles, videos and other resources, join the library and request or reserve publications. The Texas Common Application Site. (New Window) By visiting this site, students can learn about public universities in Texas and can complete a common application form. The Texas Textbook Exchange (New Window) The Texas Textbook Exchange provides electronic textbooks to qualified disabled students. Project Assist with Windows offers a variety of tutorials on numerous software packages. Click the above link for detailed lists. |