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Tactile Book Helps Visually Impaired "Touch the Sky"

Noreen Grice

Noreen Grice is a co-author of the book, "Touch the Invisible Sky," featuring photos taken by NASA telescopes alongisde textures like raised lines and dots. Grice, an author of five braille books on astronomy, has visited Perkins to work with science teachers on making astronomy curriculum accessible.

Read more about Grice's latest book and watch video about her efforts to make astronomy accessible to students who are visually impaired.

Check Out Perkins Insight eNewsletter

 
Every day in Kate Fraser’s science class students who are visually impaired explore the world around them through touch, sound, smell, movement and critical thinking. Learn all about how Fraser and other Perkins educators make science accessible to students who are visually impaired in Perkins Insight focused on Accessible Science. Read this eNewsletter.

Downloadable Activity Sheets for Your Classroom

 
In our redesigned Activities section, you will find adapted experiments covering several subject areas. You can view the activity details online or "click and print" our activity sheets to bring with you to the classroom!


Helping Students who Are Visually Impaired "See" Science

 
Check out this article from NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Reports featuring Perkins Science Teacher Kate Fraser. Learn how Perkins is connecting students with scientists who are visually impaired, like oceanographer Amy Bower, and helping them to see what is possible for the future. Read this story.


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