Advocacy, Support
Friends Helping Friends: Why Special Needs Parents Have to Rely on Each Other
Where can parents of children with special needs find the services, resources and programs designed to help them? Noelia says most of her information comes from other parents.
Giveaways
The Backpacking LightAide Program!
Lily LightAide is traveling across the United States and wants to come visit you! Apply to be part of this program and find out how the LightAide can help your...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Our Favorite Apps for Children Who are Visually Impaired
A collection of 15 (mostly free!) apps perfect for kids who are blind or visually impaired. Listed in categories ranging from visual stimulation to communication and fine motor needs.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
EDA Play App Review
EDA Play is an app designed to enhance your child's visual and fine motor skills through 4 levels of play. The best part about this app is that it is...
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
Independence Science for Visually Impaired Students
Independence Science strives to create science classrooms that exhibit the full integration of students with disabilities. They provide matrerials, resources and advice that may not be available through a local...
Behavior
QR Code iD: Finding Your Child When They are Lost
This handy system can help you find your child if he wanders off! Just keep the QR Code on his person (as a tag or on clothing) and anyone who...
Giveaways
100 Hungry Ants Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of 100 Hungry Ants (with snap cubes!) from National Braille Press. This book is in print and braille and comes with a set of snap...
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Tactile Arts and Crafts
Make Your Own Tactile Summer Memory Book
Make a tactile summer memory book with your child who is blind or visually impaired so they can remember what they did over summer break and share with their classmates...
Behavior, Visual Impairment
Developing Social Skills in Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
In this webcast, Sharon Sacks discusses the importance of including social skills instruction when teaching children who are blind or visually impaired.
Fine and Gross Motor
Merry Muscles: A Jumper for Big Kids!
Merry Muscles is a jumper that connects to a door frame or beam in your ceiling. What makes it special is that they carry ALL sizes, from baby up to...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Music Play
Bebot Music App Review
Bebot is a simple sound cause and effect app that makes funny synth robot sounds. Touch the screen and make the robot sing!
Communication
STACS: Standardized Tactile Augmentative Communication Symbols Kit
Tactile symbol systems are valuable tools that aid learners with conversations about people, places, events, and ideas.
Orientation and Mobility
Little Long Canes
This is a wonderful 18 minute video interview with Joe Cutter, renowned early childhood Orientation and Mobility instructor who pioneered the use of the cane with very young children. He...
Giveaways
iOS Success Giveaway!
Enter to win a print copy of the new book iOS Success: Making the iPad Accessible from National Braille Press. This is a must read for all parents and TVIs!...
Eye Conditions and Syndromes
eSight Eyewear
eSight Eyewear is a new low vision assistive device that you wear. It is custom fit, runs on batteries and can bring clearer vision to near, far and mid-range tasks.