Maine CITE Webinar: Exploring Assistive Technology for Students with Blindness and Low Vision – Magnification, OCR, Braille, and Beyond

Date: July 22, 2026
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Program Description

Join Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children (ESBVIC) for an overview of frequently accessed technology tools that support access, learning, independence, and participation for students who are blind or have low vision. This webinar will highlight devices from ESBVIC’s assistive technology collection, including portable and desktop CCTVs, handheld video magnifiers, OCR scanners and readers, refreshable braille displays, braille notetakers, and tablet-based systems. Participants will learn how features such as magnification, contrast adjustment, text-to-speech, image capture, distance viewing, braille access, Bluetooth connectivity, and portability can help match technology to a student’s visual needs, learning goals, environment, and daily tasks.

Presenter: Kirsten Connelly M.Ed., TVI, COM

Registration:

Please use this link for more information about this event and to register.

Accommodation:

To request an accommodation for the webinar, please contact Maine CITE by July 15, 2026 at info@mainecite.org or call 207-621-3195.

All Maine CITE webinars are recorded and archived. If you cannot attend the live session, please make sure you register so you can get the link to the archive.

Questions, please contact Maine CITE at info@mainecite.org