Effective Classroom Adaptations for Students with Visual ...

68 THECOUNCIL FOREXCEPTIONALCHILDRENTEACHING Exceptional Children, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 68-74. Copyright 2001 Classroom Adaptations for Students with Visual ImpairmentsPenny R. CoxMary K. Dykes Basic traffic safety Playground boundaries Cafeteria use Computer use in library or media cen-ter Readable maps and charts Verbal (auditory) alternatives Emergency proceduresHow does your school or classroommeasure up in these categories when itcomes to making Adaptations for youngpeople with Visual impairments? Youneed to answer many questions: Caneverybody exit the building quickly inthe event of an emergency? Can all stu-dents locate and use water fountains?How about items on bookshelves in theclassroom or library? Or special learningcenters in the Classroom ?We can appropriately teach studentswith Visual impairments in general edu-cation settings. But we must be surethat we are informed about Students Visual abilities and their affect on learn-ing and integration in the general class-room article discusses strategies forincluding Students with Visual impair-ments into general education article provides a starting pointfrom which general educators can beginto learn about Visual impairments andbuild skills that will benefit all their stu-dents (see box, Commonly UsedTerms ).

low vision, functionally blind, and blind are often used to describe and catego-rize levels of vision. Each category is considered in terms of the degree of acuity and its implications for students’ learning. • Low Vision.Generally, students with low vision are able to learn using their visual sense; however, they may need to have print ...

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