Description: In the past, if TVIs and students wanted access to refreshable braille on Quota, they often had to choose one device. That device may have had a particular number of cells, lacked a keyboard, or had features that may or may not have worked for an individual student. Today, as fast as technology changes, the importance of filling one’s technology toolbox with the right tools for a specific student grows. This session will explain one new refreshable braille device from APH, the Chameleon.

Instructor: Andrea Wallace
Instructor’s Title: Statewide Educational Specialist for the Visually Impaired
Instructor’s Affiliation: Florida Instructional Materials Center
Instructor’s Email: [email protected]
Instructor: Greg Stilson
Instructor’s Title: Senior Director – Global Innovation and Strategy
Instructor’s Affiliation: APH
Instructor’s Email: [email protected]
Instructor: Joe Hodge
Instructor’s Title: Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Instructor’s Affiliation: APH
Instructor’s Email: [email protected]

Primary Core or ECC Area: Assistive technology
Target Audience: Teachers / Assistive Technology Specialist / Consumers / Parents
Pre-requisite knowledge: Basic understanding of braille
Lesson Plan Goal: Provide participants with specific information on how the Chameleon can be used in the classroom to complete academic tasks.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify three ways the Chameleon 20 can be customized to meet the unique needs of students.
2. Review four internal applications built into the Chameleon, which will be used by students in the classroom.
3. Identify three mainstream devices the Chameleon 20 connects to for braille input and output.
Materials Needed: None
Collect CEUs: CEUs are only available for the live presentation at this time. To collect CEUs, please listen for the opening and closing codes during the live session and send these, along with your first and last name, to [email protected] and a certificate will be emailed to you the following week.