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National Center on Deaf Blindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site consists of an extensive library of materials, and information specialists to help serve children who are deaf-blind.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Country of the Blind"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for H. G. Wells's story, "The Country of the Blind."
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Other

American Foundation for the Blind: Anne Sullivan Macy: Miracle Worker

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive biography of Anne Sullivan Macy, who pioneered techniques for teaching the blind and deaf through her work with Helen Keller. Includes many images and primary source documents, such as letters. Anne had a difficult...
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Website
Other

American Foundation for the Blind: Blindness and Low Vision

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Blindness or visual impairment can have a profound impact on one's life. This organization provides a great deal of helpful information about resources that will assist the visually impaired person to lead a normal, productive life.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Curable Condition That Causes Blindness

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrew Bastawrous gives the facts on cataracts and blindness. [4:23]
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Making a Car for Blind Drivers

For Students 9th - 10th
Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It's not a "self-driving" car, he's careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driver can determine speed,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Three Blind Mice

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read the song lyrics to "Three Blind Mice." A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Three Blind Mice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage is the nursery rhyme about three blind mice. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works

Read Works: Device May Help Blind People See

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a new device that can give sight to people blinded because of retinal damage. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Blind Men and the Elephant

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Blind Spot: To See, or Not to See

For Students 9th - 10th
The blind spot in human vision is described and illustrated.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Blind Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that there is a part of your eye that does not give you any visual information? In this activity learn about this part of the retina called the "blind spot".
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Website
Other

Tsbvi: Information About Color and Color Blindness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides a list of links about color blindness. Split into two categories: living with color blindness, and color blindness tests and simulations.
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Handout
Other

Blind Readers' Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
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Blind Readers' Page

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Diverting History of Three Blind Mice by E. Caldwell

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Diverting History of Three Blind Mice by E. Caldwell (1887), the song/nursery rhyme of "Three Blind Mice."
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Blind Man" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Blind Man" by Guy de Maupassant, a short piece that examines the experience of the blind man and the severe treatment he experienced at the hands of his family and the community.
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Handout
Other

"Blind" Boone: History

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a thorough biography of one of the most influential but overlooked Ragtime composers, John William "Blind" Boone. The emphasis is on his lifetime and the tremendous success of his musical career despite his...
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Activity
York University

York University: Blind Spot Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this little test about the blind spot, then click on the red "explanation" button at the bottom of the page to find out what you just experienced.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro, a murder mystery.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Blindness of Madge Tyndall

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of The Blindness of Madge Tyndall by Silas K. Hocking, a book of children's fiction.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Blind Alice and Her Benefactress

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Blind Alice and Her Benefactress by Maria Jane McIntosh, a fiction book for children.
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Website
Other

Vision Technology for the Totally Blind

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting application of wearable computing that is helping blind people "see". vOICe technology uses synthetic (bionic) vision through auditory video representations, combined with current brain implant and retinal implant...
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Handout
Other

American Foundation for the Blind: Optical Character Recognition Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the different types of optical character recognition technology available for the blind and visually impaired.

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