A young woman with glaucoma shares her thoughts on being a successful adult, which she attributes to a positive attitude, hard work, and a focus on braille and orientation and mobility skills.
This article offers teachers and parents ideas for alternate routes to take when braille instruction isn’t going well.
Activity ideas from Speech Language Pathologist to expand language and literacy skills with students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with autism or multiple disabilities
Explore and learn about the kitchen with these activities that can be done with kids who are blind or visually impaired with the whole family.
These PowerPoint books can be used for instruction in Orientation and Mobility with younger students during this time of at-home learning. They can also help to raise awareness among families about O & M.
A psychologist shares a collaborative model of evaluation for students with low incidence disabilities, such as visual impairment. Find out how Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) and evaluation personnel can work closely together.
Tips for teaching English Language Learners who are blind, including braille students, using techniques such as rhyming, audio-assisted reading, flashcards, and I-M-ABLE.
Ideas to promote fire safety with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with CVI. Includes tips to adapt fire safety information in different formats.
TVI, Liz Burrell talks about braille instruction for students on the autism spectrum. Getting to know a student’s likes, behaviors, and schedule are very helpful strategies for successful braille instruction lessons.
Nancy Churnin is the award-winning author of eight picture book biographies: The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game; Manjhi Moves a Mountain; Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf; Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing; The…
