Ideas to incorporate literacy into Christmas and Hanukkah, including braille activities and other hands-on fun for children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities
Ideas to make birthdays more fun and accessible for children who are deafblind, blind or visually impaired using braille and tactile symbols.
Event planning can promote literacy skills and various areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum.
Creative ideas to make instructional materials using inexpensive items for students with visual impairments
Find out how you can introduce art concepts to children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired and support their creativity and enjoy art!
Speech Therapists and Teachers of the Visually Impaired teamed up to create tactile books for students who are blind or visually impaired, included those with multiple disabilities. Includes planning sheet with objectives, materials, and labels.
TSBVI Librarian Renee Toy shares ideas on summer reading for students who are blind or visually impaired, including book suggestions for students of all ages, discussion of setting up a Maker Space in the library, Bookshare, and more.
I Spy Christmas is a holiday activity that can be adapted for students at different levels, including beginning braille readers, pre-readers, and students with CVI.
Tips to teach students with visual impairments through virtual services, using Zoom web conferencing for instruction in braille, Orientation and Mobility, use of Bookshare, and study skills.
As a paraprofessional in special education for over 20 years, I’ve gained valuable insights that shape the work I do today. Currently, I am an instructional assistant at Northwest Regional ESD, supporting students who are visually impaired.
