I have over 12 years of experience as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and am an Independent Contractor providing services through assessments, trainings and educational planning to families and school districts. I am a Cortical Visual Impairment Mentor for the state of Georgia and am Perkins-Roman CVI Range Endorsed.
My name is Letícia Barboza, I’m from a very small town in Brazil, and I’m currently a caregiver of a child with blindness. I’ve had experience before with a child with multiple disabilities, including CVI, and since 2018 I’ve been studying and producing materials for kids with visual impairments.
Enjoying creating fun seasonal tactile books for beginning braille readers
Written by a teacher of the visually impaired, who was inspired by her students, I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea is a picture book that follows a young blind girl as she explores the changing seasons through her senses.
Written by Juniper Eisenberg, a third-grade student who is visually impaired, and co-authored by her mother, Chi-Hoon Kim, the book follows the clever and curious Juniper as she journeys to Corn Market and faces off with a mysterious red creature, using her abacus to solve puzzles and stay on course.
Discover all the activities that can help reach your students’ goals with this snowman theme during the winter season.
There are so many wonderful articles from our vision community to provide us with the best ideas when teaching students with visual impairments.
Discover the Eccentric Visor for students with central vision loss. A tool that can assist in reading. The text scrolls horizontally across the screen so that it can be read without students having to move their eyes.
In this article readers share different perspectives on the Nemeth Code.
The authors discuss the importance of fine and gross motor development for children with visual impairments. The importance of learning based on hands-on experiences is also discussed.