Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Candy Man Wheelchair Costume
Halloween means candy! Here is our DIY instructions for making a Willy Wonka inspired candy man wheelchair costume. How sweet!
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I’m tired of being “the special needs mom”
Are you the parent of a special needs child? Do your friends also have kids with disabilities and that's all you ever talk about? Maybe it's time for a change!
Fine and Gross Motor, Sensory Activities
The Learning Blanket: Tactile Activity Blankets & Pillows for Visually Impaired Kids
The Learning Blanket creates interactive blankets and pillows for kids who are blind, each containing visual, sensory, tactile and educational activities.
Giveaways
Grandparenting Book Giveaway!
In Celebration of Grandparenting explains the best ways to interact with children with little or no vision and gives ideas for toys and games you can play.
Giveaways
Grandchildren’s Music Giveaway!
If you want to know how to sing traditional tunes, then you'll want to enter our contest to win a copy of Daria's CD, Grandchildren's Delight.
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They told me feeling sad made me a bad mother
By admitting that my child's disabilities make me sad, I am saying that my child's existence brings me grief. By writing this in a public space, I am telling the...
Giveaways
Four Accessible Summer Giveaways
Wouldn't this be a good time to find a cool new print/braille book, an accessible tactile puzzle or new kids' music to keep things light and happy in your home...
Braille and Literacy
Snizzly Snouts: A Unique Print/Braille Book
An exceptional inclusive print/braille book for sighted and blind kids to read with their ears, to look at with their fingers, to feel with their eyes.
Research Studies
Assessing Visual Abilities in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Is it important to take vision into account when assessing the needs of children with cerebral palsy? You can help make that happen!
Eye Conditions and Syndromes
How Can I Get My Son To Keep His Glasses On?
A question for our parent community: I need proven techniques used to get a two year old to wear his new glasses. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
iPad Apps and Accessibility
EDA PLAY ELIS App Review
EDA PLAY ELIS is an iPad app designed for young children who have low vision or CVI and who are learning how to use their vision.
Visual Impairment
Positive Eye: Training and resources for practitioners working with children with vision impairment
Positive Eye was established five years ago to offer a consultancy and training service to professionals and parents on meeting the educational needs of children and young people with visual...
Fine and Gross Motor
Recycling OT Videos
Barbara Smith shares videos with ideas for making interesting games and toys out of basic materials that will encourage fine motor skills.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Visual Impairment
Decorating Tactile Easter Eggs with Your Blind Child
Tips and ideas for making accessible tactile Easter eggs with kids who are blind or who have multiple disabilities.
Music Play
Skoog Music Cube
The Skoog is a soft music cube that you can manipulate to create different instrument sounds. It's accessible to children with various disabilities, including physical disabilities.