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	Memorization Fun: A Sentence-Building Activity By Liamsmom Activity to promote braille literacy through memorizing vocabulary and building sentences
	Candy Corn: Creating a tactile book for Halloween By Charlotte Cushman This tactile book about Halloween was created by a parent.
	Adapting Three Little Pigs for a Learner Who Is Deafblind By Betty Braun Modification of the Three Little Pigs story for students who are deafblind include tactile symbols, braille, and print.
	Adapting Materials Found Around School By Liz Eagan Ideas to adapt materials for students who are blind or visually impaired
	“Can We Do Oreo Reading Now?” #3 Word Wall By gillian703 Make the classroom word wall accessible to students who are blind or low vision!
	Make Your Own Tactile Vest By Marjorie Tips to create your own tactile vest for students with significant multiple impairments
	Family Game Time: Modified Ladybug Game By Liamsmom Adapted color matching game to play with children who are blind or deafblind using braille and other modifications.
	Tactile American Flag By Liamsmom The tactile American flag has the Pledge of Allegiance in braille and makes the stars and stripes accessible to people who are blind, low vision, or deafblind. This is great for the 4th of July (Independence Day), Flag Day or any day at school!
	Literacy Tips for Children with CVI: Searching for a Salient Feature By Ellen Cadigan Mazel Literacy tips for children with CVI (Cortical Visual Impairment) to find salient feature on a page
	Contracted Braille Reading and Writing Activities By John Chester Lessons to provide braille students with practice with single-cell whole-word contractions
	All Aboard! Experience Book About Trains By Liamsmom Get ideas to make your own experience book for children who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, low vision or with multiple disabilities!
	Braille Baseball for Dual Media Learners By Samantha Zauner Dual media learners can match print alphabet letters to dot numbers and braille letters in this baseball-themed game.
	Operation Teacher (and Nurse!) Appreciation By Liz Eagan Showing appreciation for teachers and nurses is a great way to incorporate braille literacy and the Expanded Core Curriculum, while also building support among team members.
	Braille is Reading and Writing: Language Experience By jesmcdowellTVIOandM Example of braille writing lesson using language experience for young dual media learner who is also ESL or ELL (English Language Learner)
	Using a Peg Slate to Practice Braille Skills By Liamsmom Develop beginning braille literacy skills using a peg slate and other braille toys by practicing reading and writing braille letters, words, and sentences!
	Making "There Was an Old Lady" Accessible By Pamela Cox Make "There Was an Old Lady" accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired using objects, tactile and picture symbols, and a talking book
	Making Ferdinand the Bull Accessible By Stacy Hazelwood Making Ferdinand the Bull accessible to young children with visual impairments through story box, picture and tactile symbols, and talking book
	Texture Trays By Liz Eagan Create texture trays for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities to encourage tactile exploration
	Ideas for Sharing "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" with Children Who Are Visually Impaired By breynolds Create a storybox, tactile symbols and picture symbols to make If You Give a Mouse a Cookie accessible to children with low vision or multiple disabilities
	"We're Going On a Bear Hunt": Accessible Ideas for Children with Multiple Disabilities By flowers3952 Making children's book accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities