Light for the World Training Modules for Teachers of the Blind

This series of short courses were created by DAISY for are free for everyone. Some of these courses contain videos while others have a tutorial and even practice files.

1. Sourcing Books in Accessible Formats

These resources expand on the use of Bookshare and ABC Global Book Service as two options in sourcing books in accessible formats.

Download the Sourcing books in accessible formats.zip

2. Making inaccessible text such as image PDF and print material accessible

Books are mostly available in print or in different digital formats such as PDF or publisher-specific formats like Kindle. In this course you will learn how to extract the book text from these types of files and transfer it to Microsoft Word for initiating the creation of accessible books.

Download Making_inaccessible_text_accessible.docx

3. Reading Books in Accessible Formats

In this course you will learn about reading applications and explore the requirements and features of an accessible book.

Download Reading books in accessible formats.zip

4. Introducing the Evo E10

This video introduces the Evo E10 Daisy player – particularly suited to persons with low vision and blindness. Some of the functions of this device include a talking calculator, talking compass, playing digital text as speech, internet radio, audio recorder etc.

5. Introducing the Megavoice Envoy Ember 2

This video demonstrates the functionality of the Megavoice Envoy Ember 2 – an audio device.

6. Converting documents into formats compatible with devices used by persons with visual impairments

The primary advantage of inclusive digital document is its ability to be comprehended by individuals who experience challenges with conventional printed materials. Such a document can be interpreted through different means like enlarged text, audio playback, or braille representation. These various formats can be accessed using devices such as smartphones, computers, MP3 players, DAISY players, or refreshable braille displays. Additionally, an accessible digital document can be transformed into a format that is suitable for variety of reading devices.

Download Converting documents to formats compatible with the end-user devices.zip

7. Making Handouts Accessible with the free Google Lookout app

In this video we demonstrate how people with visual impairments can read printed handouts such as class notes independently, quickly and easily.

8. Writing using Android devices linked to a keyboard

These videos demonstrate how to connect a keyboard to an Android device so that it can be used to create written documents. The video is in three parts: