Vocabulary
IDS 2321
The Blindness Experience
An acronym that dictates services for a student who is blind or visually impaired.
IEP (Individual Education Plan)
The person who may in charge of braille instruction.
TVI (Teacher of the Blind or Visaully Impaired)
What does ECC stand for?
Expanded Core Curriculum
Not two, but one.
Monocular
The clear, front part of the eye.
Cornea
The print isn't big enough, so you use this to magnify it.
CCTV or video magnifier
To teach, or not to teach, independent travel skills.
O&M (Orientation and Mobility Specialist)
What ECC area involves planning for the future?
Carrer Education Skills
You can press this change lights.
APS: Accessible Pedestrian Signal
Vision Professional who is capable of performing surgeries.
Ophthalmologist
A blind student may be the only one in this type of educational setting.
General Education
They go to school here.
FSDB (The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind)
This ECC involves life skills.
Independent Living Skills
Has different parts, and different colors. Helps me cross the street.
White cane (black grip, white shaft, red tape, white tip)
What acuity is a person considered legally blind; don't forget the glasses
20/200 after best correction
What age can a student who is blind or visually impaired receive services up too?
22
Organization which a blind or visually impaired person can receive services, is a state agency.
DBS (Division of Blind Services)
When you smell something, feel something, hear something, you are using this ECC Skill.
Sensory Efficiency Skills
You can use this to read your computer screen, phone, and other electronic displays.
Voice Over or JAWS
The actual name of an eye chart, i.e., the big letter E
Snellen Chart
Describe the difference between core curriculum and the ECC.
This acronym is an eye condition, characterized by difficulty see in the dark.
RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa)
This skill category is used to access general curriculum.
Compensatory Skills
Less bulky than a traditional braille writer, but can still carry books.
Refreshable braille display