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Available in student's home school, as well as centrally in a specific school in Decatur.  This program teaches adaptations needed for visually impaired and braille skills for the blind.  Assistive technology is a major component of this program.

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Services provided by Macon-Piatt Vision Department include:

Materials Adaptation
     Braille to Print
     Print to Braille
     Enlarged Materials

Screenreading Software
     Zoomtext
     JAWS
     Kurzweil 1000

Materials requisition from Illinois Instructional Materials Center
     Braille textbooks
     Large print textbooks
     Electronic notetakers
     Manual braillewriters
For more information contact the Vision Department:

Located within Stephen Decatur Middle School
#1 Educational Park
Decatur, IL 62526

Phone: 217-876-8054
Fax: 217-876-8003

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