Sometimes braille is not the child's best medium, but can be used functionally to help the child identify personal items or places. This type of functional reading provides the child with a degree of independence. If the child cannot receive information visually or orally and has other disabilities such as cerebral palsy or other orthopedic disabilities, a team of professionals must work with the family to find the appropriate intervention for literacy. Through existing technology and homemade devices, communication and literacy are possible for children at a variety of levels. Braille is the way the tactual learner reaches out to the world to communicate individual thoughts and learn the thoughts of others.
Braille is literacy for the tactual learner.
She is the coordinator of the teacher training program in visual impairments at UAB and is the project director of the Alabama 307.11 Deaf Blind Project. She administers programs in low vision, golf for blind golfers, camps for children with visual impairments, and low vision support groups.