A teacher of the visually impaired describes the collaboration with the speech therapist to promote language and concept development, along with positional concepts, for a braille student with additional disabilities.
Parents of children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind can do a lot to promote the development of prebraille skills with their children at home.
A scavenger hunt in the mall is a great way for students who are blind or visually impaired to work on literacy skills, orientation & mobility, and other areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
Tips to make board books and picture books accessible to young children who are blind or visually impaired
Families are encouraged to try these suggestions with kids who are blind or visually impaired.
Try these ideas to hold your own Make and Take Workshop to create books for students with cortical visual impairment.
A mother shares the design of 3D printed braille blocks that can be downloaded and printed for free.
TSBVI Librarian Renee Toy shares ideas on summer reading for students who are blind or visually impaired, including book suggestions for students of all ages, discussion of setting up a Maker Space in the library, Bookshare, and more.
A mother shares ideas to create an accessible braille book of messages from friends, along with fun games at a birthday celebration for a 10-year-old boy who is deafblind.
Using play-based writing to support self-regulation with students with autism spectrum disorder and visual impairment (ASDVI)
