National Homework Hotline for Blind/Visually Impaired Students (NHH-BVI)

The National Homework Hotline for Blind/Visually Impaired Students (NHH-BVI) is a free service for K-12 and college students in the United States who are experiencing school closures due to COVID-19. NHH-BVI responders are experienced TVIs, tutors, blind mentors, STEM professionals, and college students eager to assist blind/visually impaired students access and complete their school work.

Mini Telephone Tutoring in all Core Curriculum Subjects (Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies)

Who is eligible. Any K-12 blind/visually impaired student in the United States.

How it works. A parent or student contacts NHH-BVI to request a tutoring session. The request is matched with a qualified tutor, who contacts the student at the email/phone number provided to schedule the tutoring session.

What materials are used. Classwork problems and assignments that the student needs help with are worked on during the tutoring sessions.

How to get started. Email or call NHH-BVI to request tutoring. Requests must include the student’s grade level and a description of the assignment/classwork for which help is needed. Learn more about this and all areas of support that NHH-BVI is providing during this unprecedented time of remote learning.

Additional support areas include, but are not limited to:

JAWS, NVDA
Voice Over for macOS and iOS devices
Nemeth and literary braille
Cranmer abacus
Refreshable braille displays

Support requests are submitted by email or phone. Volunteer responders provide call backs from M-Fri 11am-8pm EST. Most requests receive a response within 24 hours.

To request support, email nationalhomeworkhotline.bvi@gmail.com or call 732-835-6672. Requests should include the following information:

student’s first name and grade in school
specific description of the help that is needed
telephone number for hotline responder to call

VISTAS Education Partners
P.O. Box 4214 Highland Park, NJ 08904 | 732-835-6672 | info@vistaseducation.com