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Year 8 student with low vision uses technology for distance viewing

November 15, 2013 by blennzict | 0 comments

Regan looking at the screen

Figure 1 Regan looking at the screen

Regan is 13 and is in year 8 at intermediate school.  She has been recently diagnosed with Stargardt’s Macular Degeneration. For Regan, accessing text is difficult.

Anne Thomas, Resource Teacher Vision introduces us to some technology which allows Regan to independently access what is written on the whiteboard without having to ask her peers or get close to the information. Continue Reading →

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