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	My First Tracking Book By covi88 As a first year preschool teacher one of my first questions was: how can I help my students with a visual impairment develop pre-braille skills? The simple answer, help them develop tracking skills.
	Space and Constellations Bulletin Board By JFBamber Tactile bulletin board of constellations
	Water Cycle Bulletin Board By JFBamber This bulletin board is accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired, using braille and tactile graphics to explain the water cycle.
	Theme Park Tactile Autograph Book for the Blind By Tracy Fitch Create your own tactile autograph book to make a visit to a theme park, such as Disney World or Disneyland, accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Organizing Bench to Promote Independent Living Skills By Liamsmom Promote independent living skills and braille literacy through an organizer bench at home or school
	5 Ways to Make Email More Accessible By Cory Bohon Tips to make email more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired
	Activities for Learning at Home and in the Community By Kari Arnold Ideas of activities for families to try at home or in the community with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities
	Easy Ideas to Promote Independence in Daily Living By Jennifer Jeffcoat Simple ideas to help people who are blind or visually impaired to be more independent around the house.
	Tips to Adapt Games for Children with Vision Impairments By Katie Rae Tips to adapt board games for players who are blind or visually impaired using tactile elements and braille.
	"Step-By-Step" Plot Diagramming By wpatrone Tips to diagram the plot with students who are blind or visually impaired
	Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish By gwyn52 Ideas for incorporating skills for students with visual impairments from across the curriculum, including literacy, numeracy and more
	The Lighthouse of All Time - Library By Kristie Smith This activity uses items from American Printing House (APH) to teach metaphors to students who are visually impaired.
	Alphaboxes Graphic Organizer By Paths to Literacy Lesson to teach students with visual impairments to use a graphic organizer
	Teaching Students About Their Eye Condition By Liz Eagan Help students learn about and describe their eye condition and the effect of it on their learning using this expanded core curriculum activity.
	10 Uses for Wikki Stix to Support Curriculum Access By gwyn52 Using Wikki Stix to support the inclusion of children and young people with visual impairment and curriculum access.
	Making Inferences By wpatrone Activity ideas to teach students with visual impairments to make inferences
	Sentence Structure By wpatrone ELA lesson aligned with CCSS making sentence structure accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired.
	How Can We Read So Literature Comes Alive? By Rona Shaw Lesson requires acting out part of Macbeth, focusing on making it accessible to students who are visually impaired
	The Shape Book By esquinn Hands-on tactile book to teach students who are blind or visually impaired about shapes
	Question Cards By KQuinn This activity is designed to help students who are autistic, including those with visual impairments or multiple disabilities, to develop their critical thinking skills.