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Topic of the Month December: Seeing through Better in Future - Auxiliary Means for Visually Impaired People

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Topic of the Month December: Seeing through Better in Future - Auxiliary Means for Visually Impaired People

What do an accessible school book and a pony have in common? Quite simple: They can support blind people living their lives more independently. The first one helps during school classes, the second accompanies when going for a walk or shopping. Read more about it in the Topic of the Month December at REHACARE.de: Seeing Through Better in Future - Auxiliary Means for Visually Impaired People.

A pony in the passenger compartment of the airplane or in the cabin on the cruise ship: Once again, nothing seems to be impossible in the USA. There not only guide dogs, but also little ponies accompany visually impaired people through their life. However, whether the hoofed animals could really substitute the assistants on paws is much discussed in Germany.
- Leading the Blind: Hoof Meets Paw

Inclusive classes – this headword is on everyone’s lips. Now a project team followed up the question if one can make it possible to teach blind and sighted children together. The solution: accessible school books. Julia Dobroschke of the German Central Library for the Blind has been supervising the project „Accessible School Books for the Blind“ over one year. REHACARE.de talked to her about laptop classes, page numbers and quality checks.
- School Books for the Blind: „One Site Wants Money, the Other One Accessibility“

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