These are some items that all professionals working with students with vision impairments may find particularly useful to keep in their pencil case, just in case!
Talking Calculator
Vision Australia from $30.00
Belkin splitter: Allows two students, or teacher and student to listen to audio.
Officeworks $9.95
The Belkin Rockstar allowsmultiple headphones to be inserted into a device to allow more than one student and/or teacher to listen to audio.
Officeworks AUD$19.00
Apple USB connector
Myer $39.95
Apple to VGA: allows screening of the iPad on an interactive whiteboard
Myer $79.95
Choice of headphones
The following is a bit big for the pencil case but will be useful:
Slopeboard
The slopeboard prevents students with low vision from bad head/ neck posture by bringing the work to the student.
Sensory Tools $89.95