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	Dressing Book for Teenager with Multiple Disabilities By Karen Epley This book uses tactile symbols, braille, and print to provide support and structure to a teenager who is blind with autism to get dressed independently.
	Setting Up Task Boxes to Encourage Independence By Liz Eagan Activities can be set up in individual plastic bins for children to do independently.
	Shower and Hygiene Book for a Teenager By Karen Epley This tactile book with braille and print, along with real objects, can be used to support teenagers with visual impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder (VIASD) to be more independent in daily living.
	Bath Time Discussion Box and Book By Renee Ellis Discussion boxes are an early literacy activity for young children with visual impairments, deafblindness or multiple disabilities, where they collect real objects from a routine activity such as bath
	Easter Egg Hunts for Children with Multiple Disabilities By Liz Eagan Ideas to create an Easter egg hunt for children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities
	Bath Book with Objects By Holly Cooper This book is designed for young children to use with their bathtime routine. It's waterproof and is made to get wet!
	Ideas for Helping Students with Multiple Disabilities Including Deafblindness Wear Masks and Face Coverings By Katy Ring These Ideas are designed to encourage children with multiple disabilities Including deafblindness to wear masks and face coverings.
	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.
	Texture Walk for Sensory Exploration By Liz Eagan Attach different textures and fabrics to a foam puzzle floor play mat for learners to walk on with bare feet or touch with their hands
	Making "Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa" Accessible to Students with Multiple Disabilities By bclarkson Making "Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa" accessible to students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities with a storybox, picture symbols, tactile symbols, and a talking book.
	Adapting If You Give a Pig a Pancake for Students with Multiple Disabilities By KennedyHensley Tips to make "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" into a story box, as well as picture communication cards and tactile symbols
	Bingo Home Activity By Charlotte Cushman This Bingo Home Activity is designed for families of younger students and students with multiple disabilities; it was created by a life skills teacher at the Ohio State School for the Blind.
	Early Literacy Ideas for Students with Multiple Disabilities By Derya Uyar Early Literacy ideas from Turkey for students who are blind or visually impaired with multiple disabilities (MDVI)
	Valentine Crafting Project By Liz Eagan This project can be done with individuals with visual impairments and additional disabilities to celebrate Valentine's Day.
	Making Trail Mix Using Preferred Literacy Formats By Liz Eagan Making Trail Mix using a talking photo album and a braille recipe
	Teaching Many Skills Through Christmas Cards By Liz Eagan Making Christmas cards and sending them is a great way to practice numerous skills with students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities.
	Five Little Pumpkins By Karen Epley Five Little Pumpkins is a Halloween-themed activity for young children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities or additional special needs.
	Max's Flag Routine: Sensory Learning Routine By Charlotte Cushman Video of a sensory learning routine showing how a young child with multiple disabilities, including visual impairment, learns to reach, observe and imitate
	Making Worksheets More Accessible to Students with CVI By Melissa McDermott Use an iPad to make worksheets more accessible to students with cortical visual impairment (CVI) and multiple disabilities.
	Hot Chocolate: A Tactile Connections Experience Story By Regina Quaid This experience story about hot chocolate uses tactile symbols from Tactile Connections Kit from APH to create stories by children with vision impairments and multiple disabilities.