Welcome to Our World

Hello Everyone. My name is Stephen Sullivan and I am a computer instructor at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), Regional Center in Mobile, Alabama. I primarily work with students who have what I like to call nonstandard eyesight (traditionally known as low vision or blindness) and I have nonstandard eyesight myself.

I thought blogging would be a good way to get my students more active on the computer and familiar with all the great tools that are free on the web. Blogging is also a great way to communicate and build community. Best of all for people with vision loss it does not require any transportation, except for a computer.

Each week there will be a new topic posted related to technology, education, employment, living with blindness, or some current event of interest to the Out of Sight Community. Come and visit often and be sure and join in on the conversation.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Its a Good Time to be Vision Impaired

I realize the title of this post may sound a little crazy to some but let me explain. Although being vision impaired is never desirable today's digital technologies give those of us who are vision impaired the best opportunity we have ever had to be able to compete with our sighted peers. I use the term "compete" in the sense of equal opportunities to go to school, gain and maintain employment, and generally participate in mainstream society. I have posted a new blog called Technology Round-up, a list of links and information regarding technology for people who are blind or vision impaired.

Click Here to visit technology Roundup. After you have viewed the blog come back to this post and leave me a comment about the Technology Round-up blog. Let me know if you found the information useful and any information you think I should include that you did not see on the blog.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Technology and How We Live

Technology has been a big part of the human experience from the very beginning. Today with the following two questions i would like to start a discussion about technology.

1. What is technology?

2. How has technology impacted you in your life?

To respond to these questions click comment below and type your response. Then click the Post Comment button in the bottom left corner.
You will have to select Google Account from the drop down box.
You will then be prompted to enter your user name, pass work, and you will have to type the security word.
If you have any trouble with this let me know.