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I am a mother of two sweet boys. My oldest, Liam, is 6 years old. He is deafblind. My youngest, Finn, is 3 years old. He has typical vision and hearing. I really look forward to the Christmas season. I enjoy finding...
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Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Eid-al-Fitr is the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The holiday is often called by the abbreviated name of "Eid" or "Id" (pronounced "eed") and is celebrated when Ramadan ends....
Posted by Penny Rosenblum
Like all of you, my inbox and social media feeds have been flooded with stories about COVID-19. In both my professional and personal life, I’ve seen the ripple effect of a tiny protein on the lives of children with visual impairments, their families,...
Posted by Penny Rosenblum
The Idea:
We know that there are students with visual impairments who do not have full access to online curriculum, supplemental activities, or resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also know there are family members who are visually impaired...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
This is a frightening time for people throughout the world as the COVID-19 turns our routine lives inside out. There is uncertainty for ourselves and our loved ones, and we are caught without having had time to get services in place for children with...
Posted by Monique Coleman
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) is ubiquitous in mainstream education circles, yet it doesn’t receive much attention in the world of blindness/visual impairment (b/vi) education. This article discusses why CRP matters and how it can be infused into...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
The start of a new school year brings a wide range of emotions: excitement about new beginnings, happiness in reconnecting with students and colleagues, and wistfulness at saying goodbye to the summer break. For new Teachers of the Visually...
Posted by Daniel Downes
With three young children, silence in my house means one thing: trouble. Last week such an event occurred. Peering into the living room, the image on the television horrified me. My arch enemy, Mr Magoo, was brushing his teeth with his glasses. He is...
Posted by Liz Eagan
Submitted by Liz Eagan and Laurie Gaston
The behavior department in my school district encourages all teachers, both general and special education, to use Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) in their classroom. Some of the training and coaching the...
Posted by Jasmyn Polite
I will never forget the great memories I had while I attended the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB).
Being a Teacher’s Aide
I was inspired to become an early intervention specialist for the blind and visually impaired...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
The school year is in full swing and it's time to celebrate Fall! Halloween is just around the corner and classrooms across the country are full of the buzz of excitement. We would like to share some of our favorite activities to make this fun...
Posted by Amber Rundle Kahn
When I first started working as a TVI, I was under the impression that my students would want to work with me -- just like I wanted to work for my teachers when I was growing up. The first braille learner student I worked with was a dual-media student who...
Posted by Penny Rosenblum
The expression “put your best foot forward” takes on new meaning when one has a visual impairment. In our society people are quick to judge you by how you look and present yourself. It is important that a person who is visually...
Posted by Marnee Loftin
Maria is a second grader who currently uses braille for most of her learning, but supplements the materials with audiotapes. She was quite successful in first grade and was often complimented on her amazing memory. Maria could often quote stories...
Posted by Anna C. Gayle
In 2011, I was a poster presenter at the Getting in Touch with Literacy conference held in Louisville, Kentucky. I presented on creating tactile memory for understanding. My information came from a lesson I had used in class for reading comprehension of...
Posted by Liamsmom
I am the mother of a sweet and busy third grade boy named Liam. He is deafblind and a braille reader. I have been wanting to create a book for awhile now where the objective was to focus on the conventions of a nonfiction book. I wanted the conventions to...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
It's that time of year again, and what a perfect opportunity to share the gift of literacy with children who are blind or visually impaired! We often get questions about ideas for holiday giving and we're happy to share some of our favorite...
Posted by Liamsmom
I was 5 months pregnant when my 2 and a half-year-old son Liam (who had typical vision and hearing) was airlifted to a city 5 hours away. He had become severely sick from meningitis. After months away from home, due to complications from the meningitis...
Posted by Laurie Hudson
When families and general educators are asked if their students can see something, their responses are often, “Sure!” But what does this mean? In order to get a thorough, accurate sense of what students with low vision are seeing...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880 and we pause this week to salute a woman who devoted her life to the rights of people who are blind or deafblind. She was a prolific reader and writer, and many of her original letters are housed in the...
