Research and Development Activities: Fiscal 2003

238 Pages·2003·10.7 MB·English

by  Department of Educational and Technical Research

Research and
Development
Activities
2003
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2003
Fiscal
Mission
Our mission to promote the independence of blind and
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visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials,
products, and services needed for education and
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Introduction
1
Advisory Committees
3
Department of Educational and Technical Research Staff 5
Agencies Participating in Research 6
Consultants
7
Field Evaluators 11
Accessible Tests Department Activities in FY 2003 [formerly Test Central] 15
Tests and Assessments 27
Functional Assessment/Curriculum 29
Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test (K-FAST) 30
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Large Print/Braille Toss Away Protractor 31
Large Print/Braille Toss Away Ruler 32
National Literary Braille Competency Test Revised 33
Practice Materials/Test Preparation Materials 35
Psychoeducational Assessment of Students Who Are Visually Impaired or Blind:
Infancy Through High School, 3rd Edition 35
Psychoeducational Assessment of Visually Impaired Persons: Video Update 37
Test Access: Guidelines for Computer Administered Testing 38
Test and Assessment Needs 40
Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement: Student Braille Edition 40
Research Department Activities in FY 2003 43
Adult Life 45
Adult Life Needs 47
Braille Date Book 48
EZ Track Financial Record Keeper 49
Find It Object Locator 49
Label Kit 50
Money Talks 51
Nonverbal Communication Curriculum 52
Orientation and Mobility Family Book 53
Parenting Book 54
Printing Guide.. 55
Sewing without Sight 57
Student Electronic Mobility Aid. 57
Transition Tote System, Revised 58
Art 61
Textured Paper Collection 63
Time for Art 64
Braille 65
Alphabetic Braille and Contracted (ABC) Braille Study 67
Annotated Bibliography on Hand Skills for Reading Efficiency 68
Braillable Labels and Sheets 69
Braille Code Recognition Program 70
Braille Literacy for Older Blind Students 70
Braille Productions Study 71
Flat Stylus 72
Fun with Braille Books (formerly Braille Contraction Practice Books) 73
Patterns Library Series, Print Editions 74
Pop-A-Cell 75
Quick Pick Contractions (formerly Braille Contraction Practice) 76
Reading for Adults in Uncontracted Braille 77
Revision of Patterns: The Primary Braille Reading Program 78
Early Childhood 81
Alphabet Scramble 83
Moving Ahead: Storybooks for K-2 84
Revision of the Handbook, On the Way to Literacy:
Early Experiences for Visually_Impaired Children 86
Rolling Right Along Series (Book 1: Rolling Into Place) 88
Rolling Right Along Construction Kit 89
Educational Games 91
K Armadillo Army 93
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Talking GlowDice (formerly Electronic Talking Dice) 94
WebChase 96
Low
Vision 99
Bright Line Reading Aid 101
College Ruled Bold Line Spiral Notebook 101
ENVISION I: Vision Enhancement Program for Distance Devices 103
ENVISION II: Vision Enhancement for Near Magnification Devices 103
ISAVE 101 104
ISAVE Visual Fields/Acuity Grid 105
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Large Print Atlas 105
Optimizing Reading of Continuous Text in Students with Low Vision 107
Science Skills Inventory 107
Smaller Books Larger Print 108
Tootle Tiles 110
Turbo Phonics 110
Ultimate Low Vision Lamp Ill
Mathematics
113
TP Magnet Mate Math 115
p Primary Math Units 115
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Quick Pick Counting .117
Microcomputer Applications and Products 119
APH Digital Audio Component 121
APH Speech Environment 122
Book Port 125
Book Wizard 128
Math Flash 134
Money Talks 135
Monitoring Technological Developments and Educational Applications 136
Studio Recorder 139
Talking Learn Keys 143
Talking Word Puzzles 144
Talking Typer for Windows 145
Teacher's Pet 147
Word Player 150
Verbal View of Windows XP 150
Multiple Disabilities 153
Rap Song 155
Braille
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Projects and Needs 155
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Web Site 156
Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's 157
Multiple Disabilities Projects and Needs 158
Sensory Learning Kit 158
Physical Fitness 161
Going Places: Transition Guidelines for Creating Community-Based Athletic
Activities for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired 163
Portable Sound Source IV - Sport Edition 163
Research: A Three Year Parent-Child Physical Activity Intervention Among Families
of Children with Visual Impairments 164
Research: An Analysis of Gait Kinetics of Visually Impaired Children During
Running 165
Sound Ball 166
Science 167
Sense of Science: Animals 169
Sense of Science: Astronomy 170
Tactile Periodic Table of Elements 171
Tactile Graphics 173
Activity Game Book 175
Braille Transcriber's Kit: US Maps 176
Braille Transcriber's Kit: Math 177
Feel xn Peel Stickers II 177
IntelliTactiles: Pre-Braille Concepts 179
IntelliTactiles: USB Overlay Companions 181
Low-Relief Graph Sheets - .4" 182
Princeton-APFI World Maps 182
Setting the Stage for Tactile Understanding (formerly Tactile Transitions) 183
Tactile Connections: Symbols for Communication (formerly Tactile Symbol
Communication System) 185
Tactile Drawing Board 187
Tactile Graphics Kit Re-Design. 188
Tactile Graphics Research 190
Toys 193
Tangle Toy Kit 195
Technical Research Division 197
Technical Research Division 199
Presentations and Workshops 219
Product Materials 224
Publications 225
New
Products 226
Research Department
Annual Report 2003
How often have we heard the statement, "On the shoulders of giants?"
One year ago, those giants were honored and remembered for contributing
to the vision and mission of APH.
These giants would be the first to admit that successful research and
development programs require a team effort supported by a community of
data providers. The APH Research Department community team complex
is
and far-reaching. It includes not only our Project Leaders, product
development manager, technical research manager, administrative assistant,
research assistants, consultants, and field evaluators, but also all of the staff,
trustees, practitioners, volunteers and friends of APH.
The strength of our research must be in the quantity and quality of our
field-based research data that is applied to the development of products that
serve our blind and visually impaired consumers. In addition we must
continue to support and expand our efforts in basic research through
partnerships with research entities, particularly, research universities that
have master and doctoral level commitments. And finally, we must develop
the tools to effectively communicate our findings to the entire community
listed above.
The following quote by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is
applicable to our goal of building a research community. He says, "Collecting
data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step
toward community".
Ralph E. Bartley, Ph. D.
Director of Research
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