Dr. Christine Roman and Dr. Sarah Blackstone, SLP present a webinar on the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for students with cortical visual impairment (CVI) and CCN (Complex Communication Needs).
This documentary video tells the story of a girl who is blind with behavioral challenges who masters the braille code, by moving from object and auditory activities to contracted braille.
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.
Two preschool teachers share their ideas for making storyboxes for holiday stories for young children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities.
Fun activities for emergent braille readers using hands-on activities at the Kindergarten level
Extreme Frisbee is used as a wholistic tool for developing literacy in this activity from Australia
Storybox toy bars can be used to present materials related to a book in a format that is easily accessible to students with visual impairments and additional disabilities.
Museum storykits use the same concept as storyboxes to make visits to museums and other cultural sites accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired.
Ideas to help older students with visual impairments and additional disabilities to develop functional literacy skills
This blog post examines the important role of the TVI in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with students who are blind or visually impaired.