Activities for Learning at Home and in the Community
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
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
This TVI prepared individual “Resources Pages” for her students’ team members, including her paraprofessional. This impactful page is full of links that we hope you can use and individualize to meet the needs of your own students and staff.
Should tactile symbols be standardized for students who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind?
Tips to get started teaching braille to a student who does not speak English and has never had formal education
Tips to help caregivers and educators recognize the specific causes and symptoms of visual fatigue and to offer solutions to students with low vision
One More Story is another option for audio books for students with visual impairments.
Chancey Fleet, a technology coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Braille and Talking Book Center, shares ideas for preparing blind children to create, use, and enjoy tactile graphics.
Offering fun literacy activities for children with visual impairment associated with other disabilities and complex needs.
Just Maria is the story of Maria Romero, a blind sixth-grader who is trying her hardest to be normal. Not amazing. Not inspiring. Not helpless. Not weird. Just normal.
Practical strategies for young children who are beginning to develop braille literacy through activities that are fun, meaningful, and developmental.