The term ‘visual impairment’ is used to describe a wide range of conditions that affect how well we see and perceive information through sight. Visual impairment can arise from a limitation of one or more functions of the eye or brain processing. *
Visit the CALL Scotland Visual Impairment information page – Some ways technology can help.
The Windows 10 operating system on school laptops and PC’s includes a range of accessibility tools to support visually impaired learners. The CALL Scotland poster “Using Windows 10 ‘Accessibility’ tools to support learners with visual difficulties” highlights these tools. View the poster here. If these tools are not already available on the devices your learner uses, please log a support call with the schools’ helpdesk.
This Blog post also contains lots of useful information.
iPads also have lots of built-in accessibility tools to support learners with a visual impairment. This guide from CALL highlights these tools and how to use them. View the guide here.
