This Blind STEM Curriculum is a one-of-a-kind collection of hands-on lessons accessible to both visually impaired and sighted learners. It has been designed with a constructivist educational approach by a blind scientist, tested by experienced educators, and implemented on learners within marginalized communities and/or with visual disabilities.

Each lesson encourages students to collaborate together and to question, to explore, and to experiment with our physical world. Lessons and experiments include activities related to multiple STEM fields, emphasize all senses, and empower learners to create and to manipulate their own materials. All required materials were chosen based on their accessibility, relative low cost, and availability in underserved regions.

After using this curriculum, learners will be able to better process scientific visual information, and they will have a better understanding of the foundations of STEM concepts.

STEM fields are largely considered visual subjects. Throughout history; textbooks, curricula, lab experiments, and classroom access have been primarily built with sight in mind. This Blind STEM Curriculum seeks to challenge this norm.

Our mission is two-fold:

1. to break down the perception that the STEM fields are inaccessible to visually impaired learners - to empower the youth to pursue their own passions in science and
2. to dismantle the misconceptions held by educators related to non-sighted learners - to successfully include both sighted and non-sighted students in the same learning environment

Different perspectives are highly valuable in STEM and spark innovation and problem solving, and through this Blind STEM Curriculum, we hope to encourage curious learners to explore new concepts. We wrote and implemented these unique lessons so that anyone with or without sight can experience STEM from a different lens. This Blind STEM Curriculum is a major benefit to learners, educators, and the STEM fields at large; as it motivates individuals to perceive science from a new angle and to collaborate with diverse minds.

The direct recipients of the Blind STEM Curriculum are visually impaired and sighted learners interested in STEM and educators interested in teaching accessible methodologies or new approaches to traditional experimentation.

Communities, the fields of science, and societies at large can benefit from Blind STEM Curriculum. Also, by supporting the wide dissemination of this resource, you will contribute to:

1. transforming the misconceptions about youth with visual impairments and their abilities among their peers, educators and members of the community,
2. increase their interest in pursuing STEM fields, and,
3. increase representation of individuals with disabilities in STEM fields and their inclusion in society.

The target audience for this Blind STEM Curriculum is limited only by the will to learn how to better accommodate our youth and to better explore our potential.

The Blind STEM Curriculum is best integrated with collaboration and ease of access in mind. Instructions and best-fit age ranges for each individual lesson are included within the documentation.

You can access the digital copy of the Blind STEM Curriculum by emailing us directly using the Contact Us button at the bottom of the page.