Hello and happy new school year!  How might I obtain a copy of Project Ivey?  One of my school districts has suggested the book to track progress for a child with low vision. On line sources date it from 1983. Is this commercially available?  Many thanks!

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Do any of you serve a child who is blind/MI and uses a computer at home?  What software do you use?  How about children who are just blind? How have you dealt with the challenge of finding an affordable yet accessible computer with speech and screen magnification for low income families?

Luke M. who is blind, has CP and other disabilities lives in Waxahachie, TX and recently received a laptop from Computers for the Blind.  The laptop is helping him improve his communication skills, carry over skills learned in the classroom, and is give him the independence to make choices. It is helping with his compensatory, recreation and leisure, social interaction, independent living, sensory efficiency, and assistive technology skills. Luke has begun to utilize Learn Keys, a keyboard exploration software that provides digitized human speech feedback about keys when pressed on the keyboard. Luke can also be logged onto his helpkidzlearn.com account, in which he can independently engage in fun, accessible games and academic activities designed for children with visual impairments. Helpkidzlearn.com grants him access to ChooseItMaker, a program in which his teachers or parents can create personalized learning materials based on his abilities. Luke is currently able to press the space-bar key, with a tactile marker, to successfully make selections. With this laptop, Luke’s parents are setting up a YouTube channel for him so that he can listen to the music and stories he likes. He also uses Learningally.com, storylineonline.com, and with practice, use a switch to navigate through these programs, play and pause a book, etc.