Deafblind Strategies

Below are strategies posts related to Deafblindness.

	Make Your Own Baggie Experience Book By Doreen Bohm Baggie Experience Books are a great way to help young children or learners with deafblindness or multiple disabilities to make the transition from real objects to beginning literacy.
	Games and Activities for Independent Braille Practice By Liamsmom These braille activities provide additional practice to promote independent braille literacy for students who are blind, low vision or deafblind.
	Braille Book of Christmas Poems By Liamsmom This braille book of Christmas poems includes tactile graphics and is a fun way for children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind to learn more about poetry.
	Using APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit for Creative Writing Assignment By Liamsmom APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit makes editing accessible to braille students who are blind or visually impaired or deafblind.
	Making Upcoming Events Accessible to All Members of the Family By Sandy Kenrick Make upcoming events accessible to all members of the family by posting the schedule in braille, as well as print.
	Adapting Roll-a-Christmas-Tree Game By Liamsmom Ideas to make the Roll-a-Christmas-Tree game accessible to children who are deafblind, blind or visually impaired using braille and tactile materials
	Thanksgiving Feathers: A Creative Writing Assignment By Charlotte Cushman This creative writing assignment was done by a 4th grader, who is deafblind. He's quite proud of it and we're happy to share it here!
	Using an Abacus with a Child Who Is Deafblind By Liamsmom These videos demonstrate the use of an abacus to solve addition and subtraction problems with a student who is deafblind with an interpreter using tactile sign, braille, and a teacher.
	Creating a Book for a Braille Reader with CVI: Max and His Cane By Liamsmom This simple braille book tells the story about an 8-year-old boy who loses his cane. The colored illustrations are appealing for children with CVI.
	Wellness Program for Youth Who Are Deafblind By DeCaluweS Incorporate literacy skills into a wellness program for students with deafblindness or multiple disabilities.
	Tracking Reading Homework By Liamsmom Make your reading calendar accessible to braille users with these ideas!
	Creating an Accessible Valentine's Day Post Box By Liamsmom Make Valentine's Day accessible to children who are blind, deafblind, visually impaired or multiply disabled with accessible post boxes!
	Volcanoes!: Making Science Accessible to Children Who Are Deafblind By Liamsmom This volcano assignment shows how to make science accessible to students who are deafblind.
	Layers of the Earth Tactile Graphics By Liamsmom Tactile graphics with braille labels help to make a science activity about the layers of the Earth accessible to students who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired.
	Owl Babies Story Box By Liamsmom Create a storybox about Owl Babies for children who are deafblind, blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities.
	Organizing Bench to Promote Independent Living Skills By Liamsmom Promote independent living skills and braille literacy through an organizer bench at home or school
	Providing Direct Experience to Develop Concepts By Liz Eagan Children with visual impairments and other special needs need to develop an understanding of basic concepts in order to grasp meaning in books.
	Magnetic Braille Grocery List By Liamsmom Promote braille literacy, as well as independent living skills, by creating a magnetic grocery list.
	Braille Book about Deaf Camp Experience By Liamsmom A boy who is deafblind creates his own experience book about his time at Deaf Camp this summer.
	Using Tangible Symbols at Home By Liamsmom Guidelines to use object symbols at home with children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with additional disabilities (VIMD)