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150 media results found for 'blind'

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Girl reaches out with both hands to touch a boy's face, white cane leaning against her shoulder. Caption. You have a nice face, but sad.
42 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Felix harasses a blind girl in his high school. Through a series of mysterious events, he finds himself blind and sent back to 1935, where he meets Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. Felix lives with them and learns about blindness, "seeing" with ...Read More

White man reaches out to touch a Black man who is gesturing with one hand and in mid-speech. Behind them, a group of people seated in chairs look on.
15 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8

J. J. is the leader of an exclusive, secret club. When Alex, a blind girl, is introduced to the group, J. J. doesn't want her to join. After learning that Alex is really no different from the others, J. J. realizes she was wrong. A surprise rev...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Alphabetic Wordsigns--Part 3 (Contracted Braille or Grade 2)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Alphabetic Wordsigns--Part 2 (Contracted Braille or Grade 2)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Alphabetic Wordsigns--Part 1 (Contracted Braille or Grade 2)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Uncontracted Braille Test (Uncontracted Braille or Grade 1)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Braille Numbers (Uncontracted Braille or Grade 1)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Still image from: Sight-Reading Braille: Braille Characters a-j (Uncontracted Braille or Grade 1)
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Closeup of a human eye. Caption: of specialized cells called receptors
19 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

As millions of receptors in the human nervous system respond automatically to light, sound, touch, and smell, and send information to the brain, the body acts. Explores a condition amputees experience known as "phantom pain" or "phantom limb." Als...Read More

Man walks a dog on a sidewalk. Caption. And then he goes two blocks south and turns.
22 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12

Animals provide more freedom to people with blindness, and with the help of these animals, these people can then return to the many activities they love. Bill, who has severe allergies, gets help from a service dog. Never mind that the dog has a m...Read More

Boy resembling Louis Braille with his eyes closed and hands on table. 1 hand holds a stylus. Caption. Louis, you've been work on that for days.
35 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Dramatizes the life of Louis Braille, including the events that caused him to become blind as well as the cause of his death in 1852 at the age of 43 of tuberculosis. Illustrates the development of the Braille System, which he created in 1824 at t...Read More

Cam, a young blind boy, wears a green jacket and sits in front of a grand piano in his house. He places his hands gracefully on the keys as he plays the piano.
Against the Odds
Episode 13
28 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Cam Dawson decides to leave home for a new life in Auckland, a terrifying and exciting move for a boy who is blind. His music career is taking off as he finds both his confidence and his voice. Part of the "Against the Odds" series.

Purple-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode 5
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Red-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode 4
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Yellow-filtered image of Braille renderings, represented by patterns of blank and filled-in circles, printed above the letters of the English alphabet.
Sight-Reading Braille
Episode 3
Grade Level: All

These modules are designed to teach the basics of sight-reading braille. There are five parts which teach the braille alphabet, capitalization, and basic punctuation, and they are designed to be completed in order. To access the modules, simply cr...Read More

Title text reads, “Surfing,” against a yellow background.
27 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Pete Gustin is one of the world's most well-known, highly acclaimed, and widely heard voice actors. He is also a Southern California surfer, and he is blind. In this feature documentary, viewers will get an inside perspective into Pete's life show...Read More

Young child reaches for a sandwich at the dining table, plate resting on top of a placemat with labeled images.
3 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT

Michelle Clyne, Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Coordinator, provides and update on the use of OHOA Modules by parents, teachers, and interveners. Since the adoption of the OHOA Modules, she reveals the progress being made in deaf-blind education by ...Read More

Closeup of a young girl with blonde hair and bangs wearing a pink shirt while looking down. She has a few freckles on her nose.
Our Special Life
Episode 2
5 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Emma is an active five-year-old who enjoys gymnastics and Girl Scouts. She was born with a visual impairment. In this episode, her family discusses learning to read and write in Braille. Part of the "Our Special Life" series.

Closeup of toddler laying on bed looking at camera with another toddler looking at a man behind him.
5 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 12

Jeff Berwick, blind since age 13, discusses his daily routines. He talks about his two-hour commute to and from work as well as interaction with his family. He also shares that described media allows him to engage with his family as they watch T...Read More

Tan brick building with grass, a tree, and a sign indicating it's a school for the blind and visually impaired. Text reads, "Photo courtesy of S, D, S, B, V, I."
6 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12

Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes who are blind or visually impaired. Students from the North Dakota School for the Blind explain how to play goalball and what makes it different from other sports.