Using Tangible Symbols at Home
Guidelines to use object symbols at home with children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with additional disabilities (VIMD)
Guidelines to use object symbols at home with children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with additional disabilities (VIMD)
Take Home Story Kits enable students to create tactile or braille books that they can take home to share with their families to promote braille literacy.
Review of “Jacob’s Eye Patch”, which is a children’s book featuring a boy who wears an eye patch.
Diane Sheline shares practical ideas for promoting literacy for children with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment
This picture book with black backgrounds and strong contrast was created by the mother of a child with CVI (cortical visual impairment)
The Accessible Reading Materials library offers free online stories in various formats, including large print and audio, along with braille files and tactile overlays that can be created. Available in English and several Indian languages.
Guidelines on using a partial-object based communication system for literacy with children who are blind or visually impaired with multiple disabilities
ASL meets Braille Books: The Jack Series is designed for a new braille reader who has already been introduced to braille and whose primary language is ASL. This would be a good book to share with families of children who are deafblind.
Enjoy the beauty of the season with a leaves theme book and activity that promotes fine motor skills.
The Hugging Tree book inspired this teacher to make a variety of tree themed activities during this Thanksgiving season.