Are there assistive technologies that help students with albinism learn?
Computers can be of great use for students with low vision. Students with albinism should begin learning how to use a computer keyboard with typing-readiness computer games as early as Kindergarten and formal typing as early as third grade. Older students can use a laptop to take notes in class and read them from the screen or print them out at home. Some students with albinism benefit from Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), a device which enlarges text. Books on tape are also helpful for some students who have difficulty reading text or who get eyestrain from reading a lot. For more information about technologies that help students with albinism, see NOAH s Information Bulletin Assisting Students with Albinism and NOAH s Information Bulletin Low Vision Aides.
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