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Resources
We have found the following web resources for teaching accessible science particularly useful and hope you will too. Click here for a listing of recommended text books arranged by science field.
You can also find several more web resources in our Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as other publications. They have a large number of programs designed to bring science literacy to all. They have resources for businesses, scientists, teachers, and students. One of their many endeavors, Project 2061 has developed highly regarded science curriculum benchmarks.
Entrypoint
Entrypoint is a program of the AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science. It provides internship opportunities in science, engineering, math, computer science and some fields of business for students with disabilities. Among the program’s alumni are students with visual impairments who are now adults working in the science fields.
NFB's National Center for Blind Youth in Science
This is the website for The National Federation for the Blind’s National Center for Blind Youth in Science. They offer a variety of resources and programs including a mentoring program.
This website designed with special features for students who are visually impaired: Listen to the sounds of the engine room on a research vessel. Find out what’s for lunch in the mess hall. Dr Amy Bower, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, who is legally blind and Perkins School of the Blind are involved in a collaboration described on the website. Also read about the collaboration in an article by Perkins science teacher Kate Fraser published in The Science Teacher.
Find more web-based resources in our Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment. Click here for suggested text books.