It was great to be able to host PLD in March in the Christchurch VRC. A variety of teachers, teacher-aides, LSC’s and SENCO were invited to participate and learn more about how to support our visually impaired akonga. A choice of six workshops were available for attendees to select from:
Low tech – suggestions/strategies to use in the classroom
iPad – useful iPad apps, inbuilt accessible features
Laptop – inbuilt accessible features
DOM – Orientation and Mobility and Sighted Guide
Braille devices – Abacus/Braille Sense/Braille Note
Accessibility – How to adapt curriculum material
The workshops included opportunities to see things from the perspective of a visually impaired learner, how this might affect their development and learning, and offered many different strategies and suggestions for support.
![Figure 2 - RTV is sitting on a chair and is giving a presentation on exploring vision from the perspective of the visually impaired learner](https://www.blennz.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Figure-2-RTV-is-sitting-and-giving-a-presentation-on-exploring-vision-from-the-perspective-of-the-visually-impaired-learner-scaled.jpg)
![Figure 1 - RTV is standing talking to a group of attendees at a workshop about adapting resources for visually impaired learners](https://www.blennz.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Figure-1-RTV-is-standing-talking-to-a-group-of-attendeees-at-a-workshop-about-adapting-resources-for-visually-impaired-learners-scaled.jpg)
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