Education
Find resources for parents interested in supporting their child's educational needs, from reading and literacy to math and science.
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iPad Apps and Accessibility
My Talking Picture Board App Review
My Talking Picture Board app, from Little Bear Sees, helps children with CVI learn how to locate and recognize two dimensional images.
Education, Visual Impairment
APH Quota Funds: How to Access Free Educational Materials for Blind & Deafblind Students
Students who are blind or deafblind are eligible for free school supplies and equipment that will help them access school curriculum. Find out how to use these funds!
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sensory Sound Box App Review
This is one of our favorite apps! Run your finger along the screen and listen to the tune change from high to low as a bright colorful explosion flows from...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sensory Light Box App Review
Sensory Light Box is a really well made cause-and-effect app that creates sounds and lights when your finger is on the screen, then stops when you remove your finger. The...
Education, Visual Impairment
Introducing Your Blind Child to a New Teacher
When your child is visually impaired it's kind of scary to hand him off to a new teacher. Here's a solution: Create a welcome packet of materials about your child...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
ViA App Review
Braille Institute's ViA app helps visually impaired users find apps that have been pre-approved and reviewed by other blind users.
Braille and Literacy
APH Teams Up with Dolly Parton to Offer Free Braille Books for Preschoolers
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library have teamed up to provide free audio and braille books to preschoolers with visual impairments!
Braille and Literacy
Perkins Unveils the SMART Brailler
Perkins Products introduces their revolutionary new brailler: The SMART Brailler. This new brailler has a small computer screen attached to the front of it so you can see (in both...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Music Play
Bloom Music App Review
Eric Jerman reviews the generative music iPad app, Bloom. Bloom allows children to create gentle, soft music patterns and bubbles of color with just the tap of a finger. The...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Smarty Pants & Five Sharks App Reviews
Inclusive Technology, a company that creates software for children with special needs, has also created a set of fun and accessible iPad apps. We review the two that are best...
Braille and Literacy
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Through a national network of cooperating libraries, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to...
Braille and Literacy
Seedlings Braille Books
Seedlings Braille Books for Children provides children's books in braille at reduced prices. They even have a free book program!
Braille and Literacy
Dreaming Fingers (Les Doigts Qui Revent)
Dreaming Fingers is a French organisation that specialises in tactile Illustrated books. They produce lovely books which can be adapted to any language.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Talking Carl App Review
Talking Carl repeats any word, phrase or sound he hears in a funny high pitch voice. Carl can get your kids laughing and learning how to have a conversation when...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sago Mini Sound Box App Review
This app has very high contrast with colorful spheres floating on a white background and produces lovely sounds with each tap, from animal sounds to instruments.
Braille and Literacy, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Braille Keyboard for Smartphones
Watch a video of an app developer demonstrating his new braille keyboard app on an iPhone. The new app will allow blind users to type using a touch screen.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
The GumDrop iPad Case
We review our favorite iPad case: the GumDrop. The GumDrop is perfect for kids with disabilities because it is nearly indestructible. Now you can feel comfortable handing your iPad to...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
iLoveFireworks App Review
This app is a winner in our house! Ivan loves iLoveFireworks because it makes BIG sounds with just the tap of his finger on the iPad screen. It's a great...
IEPs
Making the Most of Your Most Restrictive Environment
Megan and her family devised a creative plan for their daughter Ava: begin her education in a private placement at a preschool for the blind, but group her with other...
Education, Visual Impairment
Thoughts from a Kindergarten Teacher About Welcoming a Blind Student to Class
Michelle interviews her son's mainstream kindergarten teacher and asks her how she prepared her classroom for a blind student. She also asks her if she has any advice for other...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Baby Look Tickle App Review
Eric Jerman reviews the hilariously addictive Baby Look Tickle app for kids. The app is a simple cause-and-effect game in which a baby laughs every time you tickle her, and...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Tap-n-See Now App Review
Have you heard of the first app for iPad and iPhone created specifically for children with cortical visual impairment? It's pretty cool! Check out the Tap-n-See Now app for kids...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Bubbles App Review
Bubbles is intended for babies and toddlers as a simple and fun app, but it also works beautifully as a way to help visually impaired children learn to use their...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Music Play
ThumbJam Music App Review
ThumbJam is a simple music app that allows your child to make beautiful, clear sounds with their iPad. It features all sorts of advanced options for changing the sounds or...