Advocacy, Toys
#ToyLikeMe Brings Disability Awareness to the Toy Box
#ToyLikeMe is bringing revolution to the toy box by advocating major toy companies to include representations of disabilities in their product lines.
Giveaways
SMART Brailler Giveaway!
Learn how to enter to win a brand new Perkins SMART Brailler for your child of classroom curtesy of Geno's World! Contest ends September 28th, 2016.
Parenting, Special Needs
8 things I am so done with as a special needs mom
It's hard to keep things together as a special needs family. I'm losing patience and I feel totally selfish for being so annoyed with the world, but I'm going to...
Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment
BlindArt Creative Tactile Books for Blind Preschoolers
BlindArt plans to develop a series of four tactile picture books for preschool children which follow the adventures of two silly characters.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society (PCVIS)
The mission of the Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society is to advocate for improvement in the quality of life of children with vision loss due to brain disorder, disease or...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
EDA PLAY TOBY: Visual Training iPad App for Visually Impaired Kids
EDA PLAY TOBY is a free iPad app that can help visually impaired kids learn to use the vision they have. It's a great app for kids with CVI!
Visual Impairment
Reach Out and Teach: Helping Your Child Who is Visually Impaired Learn and Grow
The empowering guide that teaches parents how to promote the development of young children with visual and multiple impairments.
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Sonokids Software and Apps for Kids who are Visually Impaired
Sonokids is an Australian software company that creates accessible computer and app games for kids who are visually impaired.
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
5 Ways to Teach Your Blind Child How to Use an iPad
Tips to help you and your child who is visually impaired learn the basics of how the iPad works and how to use all the accessibility features it has to...
IEPs, Visual Impairment
IEP’s for Parents of Blind or Visually Impaired Children
Learn the basics of creating an IEP for a child with a visual impairment so you can walk in to your IEP meeting perfectly prepared.
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Ballyland Magic App: Introducing iPad Accessibility to Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Ballyland Magic app introduces visually impaired and blind kids to iPad accessibility features like VoiceOver through a fun game. The game is entertaining so they don't even realize they are...
Eye Conditions and Syndromes
A Shared Vision: Resources for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Spark Therapeutics has launched a new website designed to help patients, caregivers and health care professionals better understand inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and the importance of genetic testing.
Braille and Literacy
Tactile Stickers with Braille
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if children with a visual disability could have as much fun with stickers as their sighted friends, whether as a reward for an achievement or simply...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Resurrection Eggs: A Tactile Easter Story
Resurrection Eggs are filled with tactile objects that tell the traditional Easter story of Jesus and the resurrection.
Fine and Gross Motor, Sensory Activities
Hold Everything: “Stay-Put” Play Spaces for Infants and Young Children with Sensory Impairments and Other Special Needs
This guide provides you with DIY Stay-Put play spaces for infants and developmentally young children with sensory impairments and other special needs.