Advocacy, Visual Impairment
Person First Language: “Child Who is Blind” or “Blind Child”
Have you thought about how you refer to your child? Do you say, "my blind baby" or "my baby who is blind"? Does it matter?
Tactile Arts and Crafts
Apple Potpourri Sensory Art Project
Learn how to make an apple potpourri sensory art project with your blind child. It's easy and fun!
IEPs
Printable IEP Organizer
Are you looking for a printable IEP organizer designed specifically to help you plan and arrange all your documents and paperwork so you can actually be in charge of your...
Special Needs, Support
If you had a magic wand that could “cure” your child’s disability, would you use it?
I recently asked this question to a group of special needs moms: "If you had a magic wand that could 'cure' your child's disability, would you use it? Why or...
Sensory Activities
Make Your Own Sensory Snow Table!
Here's a fun sensory-friendly activity that is great on a snow day! Let your child explore snow and temperature with their own sensory snow table.
Giveaways
Lily LightAide Goes to School
With your help, one school will win a free LightAide! And in this contest, everyone will be a winner. We have great runner-up prizes for all the participating schools, too....
Giveaways
A Family Guide to Childhood Glaucoma and Cataracts Giveaway!
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month! Enter to win a copy of A Family Guide to Childhood Glaucoma and Cataracts. Contest ends January 29th, 2015.
Advocacy, Visual Impairment
Awareness T-Shirts for Kids who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Check out these childhood blindness Awareness T-Shirts from Eye Power Kid's Wear! Express yourself and raise awareness for your cause!
Light Play
Cups on a Light Box
If you just got yourself a Light Box for your blind child you may not know where to begin. This is a simple activity that may interest your baby right...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas
Make Your Own Tactile Christmas Ornaments!
Here's a simple and fun holiday activity! Make tactile Christmas ornaments with your child and create a more accessible Christmas tree!
Health & Nutrition, Visual Impairment
Top Medical Breakthroughs in Vision in 2014
There have been a lot of medical advances in curing blindness in the past 12 months. Read about the most exciting breakthroughs in gene therapy, stem cells, artificial retinas and...
Toys, Visual Impairment
Top 10 Accessible Toys for Blind Kids
We recently ran a contest asking families to share their favorite toys for their kids who are blind or have other special needs. Here are the top 10 as voted...
Giveaways
Print/Braille Christmas Cards Giveaway
Enter to win a pack of 10 elegant print/braille Christmas cards from National Braille Press. Contest ends December 10th 2014.
Braille and Literacy
Great Expectations: Bringing books to life for blind kids
Tips for reading aloud to blind children, courtesy of National Braille Press, complete with video and featured story.
Giveaways
Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll, a book about a little girl who is blind who saves her village. Contest ends December 17th 2014.