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AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND, INC. Department of Educational and Technical Research REPORT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Fiscal 2001 ./U'is £0)1 1839 Frankfort Avenue • P.O. Box 6085 • Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085 502-895-2405 • Fax: 502-899-2274 • E-mail: [email protected] • Website: http://www.aph.org Mission To promote the independence ofblind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life. 3 Introduction 7 Adult Life 9 Adult Life Needs 11 Braille Date Book 12 Label Kit 13 MasterPlan Financial Record Keeper 14 Money Talks 15 Nonverbal Communication Curriculum 16 Transition Tote System, Revised 17 Art 19 Art History Through Touch and Sound 21 Guided Art Story Tapes 22 Time for Art 23 Braille 25. Braille Contraction Practice Books 27 Braille Library Books 28 Braille Literacy for Older Blind Students 29 Grade 1 Braille Needs Survey (Children) 30 Reader's Digest Grade 1 Braille Select Edition 31 Revision ofPatterns: The Primary Braille Reading Program 32 Word Associations: Print Braille Labels 34 Early Childhood .'..„ 35 Babies Count: The National Registry for Children with Visual Impairments, Birth to Three Years 37 Early Childhood Needs 39 IntelliTactiles: Standard Overlay Companions 41 IntelliTactiles: Pre-Braille Concepts 43 Moving Ahead: Storybooks for K-2 45 On the Wayto Literacy Series: APH SoundPage 47 On the Way to Literacy Series: Alphabet Scramble 48 On the Way to Literacy Series: The LittlestPumpkin 49 On the Way to Literacy Series: The Littlest Pumpkin Puzzle Set 51 Preschool Activities Calendar, Braille/Large Print Edition 52 Reach for the Stars: Braille Edition 53 Rolling Right Along Series (Book 1 : Rolling Into Place) 54 1 4 Educational Games 57 Adaptation ofBrain Quest: English 59 Adaptation ofBrain Quest^: Geography 60 Score Card Expansion 62 Low Vision 63 ENVISION I: Vision Enhancement Materials Distance Viewing Kit 65 ENVISION II: Vision Enhancement Materials Near Viewing Kit 67 Individualized Systematic Assessment ofVisual Efficiency: HTML files on CD 68 ISAVE Video - "Good Lookin': ISAVE and the Minimally Responsive Child" 69 Large Print Atlas Focus Group 70 Loving Me: A Guidebook for Creating and Presenting Workshops on Self-Esteem 72 MasterPlan Calendar 73 MasterPlan Medical Record Keeper 74 Protocols for the Observation and Recording ofVisual Behaviors 75 Rigid Testing Board 76 Smaller Books Larger Print 77 Termite Torpedo 79 Visual Accommodation Requirements ofStudents with Low Vision 81 Mathematics 83 Abacus Basic Competency 85 Digital Clock Model (formerly included in Elementary Math Aids) 86 Magnet Mate Math 87 Primary Math Units 88 Quick Pick Counting and Quick Pick Money 90 Microcomputer Applications and Products 91 APH Digital Audio Component 93 APH Speech Environment 98 APH Technology Update 101 Book Master 103 Math Flash 109 Monitoring Technological Developments and Educational Applications 1 1 Motion Pad 115 Road Runner: Phase 16 I 1 Speaking Speller 18 1 Talking Learn Keys 120 Talking Puzzles 121 Talking Typer 2.0 122 Talking Typer for Windows 124 5 Teacher's Pet 128 Multiple Disabilities 131 Braille Rap Song 133 Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Projects and Needs 34 1 Multiple Disabilities Projects and Needs 135 Sensory Stimulation Kit 136 Science 137 Sense ofScience: Animals 139 Tactile Periodic Table ofElements 141 Tactile Graphics 143 Basic Science Tactile Graphics 145 Quick-Draw Paper 146 Stationary Tactile/Print Ruler 148 Stencil Embossing Kit 149 Tactile Graphics Kit Re-Design 151 Tactile Graphics Research 153 Tactile Graphics Survey 155 Tactile Stickers 157 Tactile Symbol Communication System 160 Teaching Touch 163 U. S. Puzzle Map 164 Wheatley Tactile Board 166 Tests and Assessments 169 ® Brigance Diagnostic Comprehensive InventoryofBasic Skills, Revised, ©1999 (CIBS-R) 171 Cognitive Abilities Scale-Second Edition (CAS-2) 173 Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test (K-FAST) 175 Large Print and Braille Disposable Protractor 176 Large Print and Braille Disposable Ruler 177 National Literary Braille Competency Test Revised 178 Psychoeducational Assessment ofStudents Who Are Visually Impaired or Blind: Infancy Through High School, 3rd Edition 180 Test Access: Guidelines for Computer Administered Testing 182 Test and Assessment Needs 184 Test Central 186 6 Other Activities 191 Field Test Evaluator Database 193 Art History Through Touch and Sound: Survey 195 Technical Research Division 197 Technical Research Division 199 Agencies Participating in Research 205 Consultants 207 APH's Department ofEducational and Technical Research Staff. 218 Publications 220 Program Materials 220 Presentations and Workshops 222 New Products 226 FY 2001 was a year ofpositive changes for the Educational Research Department. Several programs were developed and implemented within the last six months - new initiatives that will enhance operational performance. Staffing continues to be expanded to meet the needs of We product development and research. have recruited excellent candidates both inside and outside the vision-impairment community. In the area ofproduct development, a system has been initiated to streamline and coordinate the efforts ofthose involved. • Product ideas, originating from within APH or through advisors and inventors, are APH categorized and entered into the submission database. A • cross-discipline meeting is then held to evaluate each submission and provide basic information as to estimated costs, intensity, priority, and relevance to the vision field in a format which provides continuity and information necessary to make a sound judgement regarding its relevance to our vision-impairment community. This procedure provides consistent background information on product ideas when presented to the Product Advisory Review Committee. An objective analysis can be made ofany and all product ideas. Ifan item is approved for development, it is moved into the holding area and kept under the appropriate category until released by the Director ofResearch and assigned to a Project Leader. The "holding" file is reviewed periodically to evaluate each product category for relevance, priority, and the vision-impairment needs. In this manner, no item becomes "lost" in an ever-expanding list. This procedure also allows APH to substitute projects that may not be as relevant as they once were and move items up to immediate priority status ifthe need arises. As time allows Project Leaders to assume new projects, these product ideas are released. The- criteria for removal from the holding file are priority, relevance to the community, and Project Leader availability. The departments ofEducational and Technical Research have been combined under one administrator to allow for closerproject planning and implementation. For example, Technical Research will be brought into a project planning stage from the onset to ensure that all appropriate parties are kept informed ofissues that will affect the ultimate success ofthat project. Funds have been budgeted to add staffto Technical Research in the areas ofmanufacturing A specialists and quality control personnel. quality control program will be initiated to assure that all applicable standards are met and to establish procedures for receiving incoming raw materials. APH Intellectual guidelines have been established to provide with the proper and appropriate protection under U.S. patent law. Benefits will be seen in our work with outside vendors and competitive manufacturers, giving APH the recognition it seeks in the areas oftrademarks, copyrights, and patents. 8 To further our goals in product development and provide the proper equipment to our employees, the programmers in Educational Research will be moving to a new workplace within the APH facility. This move will provide a more efficient working environment and allow for growth of this group. With our focus on continually improving all areas ofoperation, the Educational and Technical Research Department will be ready to tackle the challenges of2001 and 2002 and continue to provide excellent educational materials forblind and visually impaired students in our country. Robert D. Wise Director ofResearch Adult Life 10 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/reportofresearch2001depa