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	Loading and Removing Paper from the Perkins Brailler: Video Demonstration By Dwila Nixon This video demonstration teaches parts of the brailler, and shows step-by-step how to load and remove paper from a Perkins braillewriter.
	Alphabet Soup and Braille Muffins By Regina Quaid This early literacy activity reinforces initial letter sounds in a fun and playful way for beginning braille readers.
	Making Trail Mix Using Preferred Literacy Formats By Liz Eagan Making Trail Mix using a talking photo album and a braille recipe
	Braille Book of Christmas Poems By Liamsmom This braille book of Christmas poems includes tactile graphics and is a fun way for children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind to learn more about poetry.
	Tips for Teaching How to Create a Signature By jfreeman Practical ideas on how to teach individuals who are blind or visually impaired to create a written signature.
	Using APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit for Creative Writing Assignment By Liamsmom APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit makes editing accessible to braille students who are blind or visually impaired or deafblind.
	Summer Trip Book: Creating an Accessible Journal Photo Book By Liamsmom Tips to create an accessible journal photo book about summer trips, family vacations or other special events, using braille with a printed photo book.
	Writing Prompts for Summer Journals By Liz Eagan Writing prompts for summer journals can help braille students maintain their skills during the summer holidays.
	Hot Chocolate: A Tactile Connections Experience Story By Regina Quaid This experience story about hot chocolate uses tactile symbols from Tactile Connections Kit from APH to create stories by children with vision impairments and multiple disabilities.
	Take Home Story Kit By Melissa McDermott 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.
	Future Occupation Bio-Poem By Liz Eagan This Future Occupation Bio-Poem is a fun writing activity that promotes career exploration, as well as braille literacy skills.
	Tangible Valentine Cards By Paths to Literacy Activity ideas for making tangible valentines with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with deafblindness or multiple disabilities
	Thanksgiving Feathers: A Creative Writing Assignment By Charlotte Cushman This creative writing assignment was done by a 4th grader, who is deafblind. He's quite proud of it and we're happy to share it here!
	Braille Writing: Pairing a Refreshable Braille Display with a Perkins Braillewriter By Dmitry Neronov This lesson on braille writing shows how to pair a refreshable braille display with a Perkins Braillewriter to motivate students with visual impairments.
	FT2S2B: Finger Positions for Beginning Braille Users By Anna C. Gayle Tips to encourage proper finger positions to create braille dot formations, first on the table, then with a swing cell, and finally on a braillewriter.
	Having Pride: Promoting Social Skills through Writing By Anna C. Gayle Combine writing and social skills in this activity to promote kindness and helpfulness in students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Writing Prompt Roulette By Beth Borysewicz Strategies to support braille students with writing prompts, using a shared writing approach on a BrailleNote Touch to promote braille literacy
	Nature Walk By Liz Eagan Nature walks can inspire students with visual impairments to write about what they find.
	Insta-Snow Writing Activity By Liz Eagan Real experiences are a great motivator to the writing process! This 3rd grader enjoyed writing a braille description of insta-snow.
	Tree of Thanks By Liz Eagan This Thanksgiving craft give students with visual impairments and other special needs the chance to write about what they are thankful for.