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Cooking Without Looking: Tips and Tools for Cooking with Low or No Vision

Updated as of January 27, 2024. Check out some of our helpful nonvisual cooking tips below. You can build your skills and make some yummy food at the same time! General Cooking Tips Tips for Using Measuring Cups and Spoons With just a few nonvisual tips, you can measure properly with no trouble at all […]

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Organizing/Labeling Your Clothing

Updated as of January 27, 2024. Why It Matters Our clothing serves many purposes. It can be functional (swimsuits, hiking boots) or it can be related to a place or role (business attire, prom dress or tuxedo). Regardless of the purpose of the clothing, it is important to feel confident in what we wear wherever […]

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Guide to College Board Credit-Earning Exam Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision for Students in Maryland

Updated as of December 26, 2023. Accessibility and Exemption Information References Advanced Placement® (AP®): CLEP® (College-Level Examination Program®) ACCUPLACER® Note: This information is current as of December 2023. Accommodation AP® (Advanced Placement®) CLEP® ACCUPLACER® Braille AVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Contracted” braille Not applicable; tests are digital AVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page […]

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Guide to IB and Cambridge Credit-Earning Exam Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision for Students in Maryland

Updated as of December 26, 2023. Accessibility and Exemption Information References International Baccalaureate (IB) Cambridge International Note: This information is current as of December 2023. Accommodation IB (International Baccalaureate) Cambridge Assessment Braille ALLOWED, Handbook of procedures for the Diploma Programme “E 1.2 Assessment arrangements requiring authorization … For candidates who are visually impaired, include details […]

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Accessible Assistive Technology

Updated as of January 18, 2024. What is Assistive Technology? In the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that created Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), “assistive technology devices” (AT devices) have a broad definition and, essentially, anything that helps a student with a disability do something is an AT device (see the legal […]