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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.

Young man wearing business attire speaks directly to camera. Caption. Images into spoken words.
4 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: All

Description is the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions. Also known as "audio description" or "video description," the description of media involves the interspersion of these depictions with the program's original...Read More

Framed image of a woman posing with a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Your Job Search."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 13
5 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

In this segment, viewers learn the importance of having a plan in place when searching for a job. The first step is to write down career goals. These goals help create a vision and guide an individual's job search. Segment host is Crystal Melero, ...Read More

Framed image of a woman posing with a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Your Ticket to Work."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 12
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

In this segment, viewers learn about employment support programs. It focuses on the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as the statewide services coordinator for children who are blin...Read More

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Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 11
1 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

What is SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and who is eligible to receive it? This segment provides a brief introduction to the Social Security Administration's SSDI Program. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as the statewide se...Read More

Framed portrait of a woman wearing a business suit and smiling at camera. Title card identifies her as Beth Jones, University Instructor. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Role Model."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 10
11 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Professor Beth Jones discusses her work experiences as a person with a visual impairment. She explains how self-motivation and goal setting helped her earn her doctorate. A positive self-concept, good time management, problem-sloving skills, and a...Read More

Framed image of a woman posing with a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Supplemental Security Income Program, S,S,I."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 9
4 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and why do people receive these payments? This segment offers a brief introduction to the Social Security Administration's Social Security Disability Income Program. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who s...Read More

Framed image of a woman posing with a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Overview of Social Security Benefits."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 8
5 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Why do people collect Social Security benefits? This segment focuses on the benefits of working and introduces the Social Security Administration programs that can help individuals find a job. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as the stat...Read More

Framed image of a woman posing with a black lab in a library. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Workforce Development Centers."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 7
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Workforce Development Centers are designed to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers. Established under the Workforce Investment Act and reauthorized in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act of 2014, these centers offer trainin...Read More

Framed image of a woman smiling and hugging a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text, "Getting a Job, Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 6
4 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

What is vocational rehabilitation? What does it mean to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services? This segment introduces vocational rehabilitation and discusses where to find local offices. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as ...Read More

Framed portrait of a man wearing a business suit and smiling at camera. Title card identifies him as Blake Lindsay, Communications and Outreach Manager for a Nonprofit Agency. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Role Model."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 5
7 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Blake Lindsay, communications and outreach manager for a nonprofit agency, has been totally blind since birth. He currently owns and manages his own radio production company. He credits much of his success to his positive attitude. Part of the "Ge...Read More

Framed image of a woman smiling and hugging a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby, "Getting a Job, Rights, Responsibilities, and the Law."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 4
3 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

This segment provides a summary of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). It is essential that job seekers with disabilities understand their rights and responsibilities, especially wh...Read More

Framed image of a woman smiling and hugging a black lab. Title card identifies her as Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby reads, "Getting a Job, Your Journey."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 3
5 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

How does one make a plan for their future? This segment encourages students to become active participants in planning their futures. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as the statewide services coordinator for children who are blind or hav...Read More

Framed image of a woman smiling and looking slightly off camera. From the title card below her him, she is Robina Rayamajhi, a law student. Text nearby reads, "Getting a Job, Role Model."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 2
10 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

Law student Robina Rayamajhi has worked to overcome obstacles related to her visual impairment her entire life. She became interested in law through classes offered at her high school. She provides tips for a successful interview and recommends di...Read More

Framed image of a woman hugging a black lab while petting his cheek. From the title card below her image, she is Crystal Melero, Statewide Services Coordinator for Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision. Text nearby reads, "Getting a Job."
Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired
Episode 1
6 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

This introductory video provides an overview of the series. Viewers are asked to think about their past experiences related to finding a job. Segment host is Crystal Melero, who serves as statewide services coordinator for children who are blind o...Read More

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A comparison of passive echolocation used in vehicles and active echolocation in dolphins.
It's Okay to Be Smart
Season 7 / Ep 18
16 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

In this episode, host Joe Hanson and YouTuber Molly Burke, who is blind, discuss echolocation. They work through a series of active echolocation exercises to help the brain construct images of their environment. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart"...Read More

A D N A strand labeled, mutación, has its section highlighted and labeled, proteina Spanish Caption: El principio de la terapia genica.
17 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12

Watch the story of how gene therapy restored the sight of a nearly-blind young patient. Told from the perspective of two researchers who spent over 25 years working to develop this breakthrough technology, this short film chronicles their successe...Read More

Child sits across from a teacher in a classroom setting. The child holds her hands up like she's measuring something. Text on image reads, "Student Think-Aloud."
FSDB Pineapple PD
Episode 10
3 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT

Gina Gilmore, a first grade teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares the strategy math think-alouds. This strategy provides students with the skills to solve math problems and explain how they arrived at their answer. Part ...Read More

Group of young children in a classroom setting, a few seated on the floor raising a hand at the teacher in the front of the classroom, another wearing headphones and standing close to the front screen. Text on image reads, "Justify Answer."
FSDB Pineapple PD
Episode 9
3 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT

Marissa Harrer, a second grade teacher at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares the strategy number talks. The application of this strategy provides students with the skills to be able to explain various math processes. Part of the...Read More

Classroom with children seated at desks. Caption. Jessica as narrator. I work so hard so I can do the same stuff they do.
14 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12

Jessica had normal vision until the age of eight, and then, in a few short years, became legally blind. She contracted Stargardt's, an inherited form of macular degeneration, which usually appears between the ages of six and twenty and causes loss...Read More

Man stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. 2 men and 1 woman seated with a guide dog sit beside him at a panel table. Sign on the podium reads, "LightHouse".
1 hours 3 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: All

This an archive video of the Video Description Research and Development Center webinar #4 - Going Pro: Using YouDescribe in the Classroom and Beyond. The webinar occurred December 11, 2013. Previous VDRDC webinars have introduced YouDescribe, the...Read More

Overhead view of 2 people in long pants looking toward a brown and beige dog seated on the floor in front of them. Caption. I like her because she's docile.
Career Opportunities for Young People
Episode 1
12 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8

Looks at the career of service dog trainer. Covers the subjects of a service dog, a rescue dog, how to become a trainer, and tools you use to train dogs. Part of "Career Opportunities for Young People" series.

Screenshot. Presentation slide reads, "Video Description Research and Development Center Seminar. Bringing Video Description in to the 21st Century. January 24, 2012".
58 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: All

This an archive video of the Video Description Research and Development Center webinar #1 - "Bringing Video Description Into The 21st Century". The webinar occurred January 24, 2012. Topics in this webinar include: (1) A teachers' guide to using...Read More

Screenshot of a video player showing a thumbnail image. Behind this, a user interface with logo header that reads, You Describe.
1 hours 24 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: All

This an archive video of the Video Description Research and Development Center webinar #3 - "YouDescribe – How You Can Add Audio Description to Any YouTube Video!". The webinar occurred May 30, 2013. Learn about YouDescribe, the exciting new tool...Read More

Screen capture of a video editing software, showing a media window, playback controls, and audio editing.
1 hours 40 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: All

This an archive video of the Video Description Research and Development Center webinar #2 - "Do It Yourself" Educational Description: Guidelines and Tools. The webinar occurred October 24, 2012. Topics in this webinar include: 1) An update of th...Read More

3 boys sit around a table. 2 have their hands raised. They look toward a woman sitting across from them with her back to camera. Caption. All right, who wants to start?
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 9
4 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5

Learning to integrate listening skills in the classroom, community, and at home is critical for children with visual impairments. Emphasizes the steps in using listening skills by recalling what classmates have said. Students practice asking quest...Read More

Group of teenagers sit in a row facing a woman with a guitar. Caption. Tell me what you think the topic of the song is.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 7
4 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Recognizing off-topic and on-topic conversational comments and questions are key areas for this social skills video lesson. Through the lesson's activities, students with visual impairments will become more familiar with how to build conversations...Read More

Boy sits and looks at an open book in a library setting. Another boy leans over him and a woman stands behind him. A girl sits next to him with an open book as she looks toward him. Caption. Yeah, dude. Hannah confused me.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 6
2 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8

Students with visual impairments need many opportunities to learn how to read nonverbal gestures and tone of voice of peers and adults. This lesson emphasizes the importance of different sensory-learning channels in communication. While learning a...Read More

Woman in an office setting stands in front of camera, looking slightly down. Caption. And distributed them to blind people in the community.
Curiosity Quest
Season 6 / Ep 8
26 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12

Did you know that braille is a form of print that helps people who are blind read? Join Joel and the Curiosity Quest crew on this awesome adventure to answer the question of how braille books are made. Part of the Curiosity Quest Series.

Woman wearing dark sunglasses. Caption: Never be afraid to pursue your dreams,
Women@NASA
Episode 1
3 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Courtney Ritz began working as an intern at NASA Headquarters in 2001. This experience inspired her to pursue a career with NASA, and she became a full-time employee at the Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002. As a web accessibility coordinator, s...Read More

Illustration of a sphere with an uneven surface. Caption: Scientists strip away the virus's harmful genes
17 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12

Gene therapy is a method for treating inherited diseases by delivering corrective versions of genes to patients. Dr. Jean Bennett and Dr. Albert Maguire focused their careers on developing a successful gene therapy for an inherited form of childho...Read More

Womans wearing blue jeans and a gray top uses a white cane to walk down a tree-lined dirt path towards the camera.
16 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12

Demonstrates that people with disabilities are basically no different from anyone else. When Catherine attends a friend's party, no one knows she's blind. As they discover the truth, some guests act differently around her. Catherine shows that ...Read More

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