Parenting, Visual Impairment
My baby is blind… What do I do?
When your baby is diagnosed with a visual impairment you may at first feel lost. What do you do? Where do you begin?
Giveaways
Tactile Book Giveaway!
Enter to win three fabulous tactile books designed for children who are visually impaired. Giveaway ends January 19th 2017.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Our 20 Favorite iPad Apps for Kids with CVI
The iPad is very interactive and easily tailored to suit the needs of kids with CVI, if you have the right apps. Here are our favorites!
Support
Please Don’t Feel Sorry for Me or My Special Needs Child
I don't want my friends or family to feel sorry for me or for my child. I'm not saying this in a tough "I can handle this so you don't...
Support
The one thing I haven’t learned as a special needs parent
A lot of people write about what they've learned as a special needs parent, but there's one thing I still haven't learned yet.
Braille and Literacy
Make Your Own Braille Alphabet Tubs
Make your own braille alphabet tubs using print/braille blocks and tactile items from around your home.
Visual Impairment
Can Someone Who is Blind Be a Parent?
The Parenting with Vision Loss series from VisionAware provides helpful tips and advice from a genuine expert.
Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment
Do Blind Kids Still Need to Learn Braille?
From screen readers like JAWS on your computer or VoiceOver on your iPhone to audio books and MP3s, there are multiple ways to listen to words rather than read them,...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
To the Special Needs Family Who Just Can’t Do Christmas This Year
A message for all the parents of special needs kids who just can't do Christmas this year: It's OK. Skip it.
Giveaways
Spread the Love Giveaway!
Enter to win an iPad Air 2, a LightAide and a SMART Brailler! Contest will run until December 15th 2016. Good luck!
Braille and Literacy, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Braille Stickers for iOS Messaging
Check out these Braille Stickers for iOS Messaging available for download through Sensory Sun.
Light Play, Sensory Activities
Best DIY Light Table Tutorials & Ideas
Have you ever considered making your own light table or light box? Here you'll find five of the best DIY light table tutorials, ranked from the more difficult and complex...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Santa’s Little Hackers: Free Adapted Toys for Kids with Disabilities
Santa's Little Hackers is a seasonal toy drive to adapt toys. They make simple modifications to the electronics of toys and give them away.
Toys
Special Needs Rib It Ball from Playability Toys
The Rib It Ball is a large inflatable ball that is light, easy to hold on to (because of those "ribs" along the ball) and comes in bright contrasting primary...
Visual Impairment
Sensory Sun Resources for Kids Who are Visually Impaired
Sensory Sun Educational Technologies is a website that shares information about raising and teaching children with visual impairments.