By Maria L. Muñoz, M.A., CCC-SLP, TSBVI
First Language Acquisition
Babies are born with the ability to distinguish speech from other sounds they hear, even though they do not understand what it means. By the time children reach school age, they...
Deafblind
Posted by Liamsmom
Storyboxes are a great way to make stories come alive for our children with vision impairments. Storyboxes are also a way to make pictures in a children's story accessible. A story box is simply a way to use objects to represent parts of a...
Posted by Deirdre Leech
By Patricia Weismer and Deirdre Leech
A literacy kit is a set of activities that are designed to allow a student to actively participate and communicate during book reading activities. The primary purpose is to support and enhance the curriculum with math...
Posted by Liamsmom
I am a mother of two sweet boys. My oldest, Liam, is 6 years old. He is deafblind. My youngest, Finn, is 3 years old. He has typical vision and hearing. I really look forward to the Christmas season. I enjoy finding...
Posted by Chris Montgomery
How do we join the person who is deafblind in sharing their world, a world experienced through touch? How do we arouse curiosity? What is the path to bonding? Why must we recognize and affirm their communication before a formal language can be co-created?...
Posted by Chevonne Sutter
First / Then Schedules can be used to help individuals understand what activity they are expected to be engaging in currently and what activity to anticipate next. They are a structured method of communicating about what is happening now and what is going to...
Posted by Maurice Belote
What is Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Why Is It Important?
It is said that central auditory processing disorder is to hearing what cerebral visual impairment or CVI is to vision. Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) is defined as...
Posted by Nilam Agrawal
When remote learning started, post spring break in the 2020 COVID world, I was suddenly given a front row seat to my daughter’s academic life, a rare departure from our life before. By way of background, my daughter is 11 years old and is in the 5th...
Posted by Julianne Lemman
Pictello is an iOS app made by AssistiveWare that can be used to create experience stories and social stories using pictures, text, audio recordings, and video. Pictello can be used to build literacy skills, social skills, communication, social-emotional...
Posted by Chris Montgomery
Foundation for Well-Being and Quality of Life
Human interaction begins in infancy. From when a baby and mother share a moment’s gaze - maybe at the buttons on the shirt that mother is wearing – the process of human interaction is being...
Posted by Liamsmom
My son Liam is 11 years old and in sixth grade. He got a Braillenote Touch Plus last year at school and has been learning to use it. He loves his "computer". So far he uses the device as a calculator, for writing and saving...
Posted by SarahSteele
and by Julie Lemman
It can be difficult for learners with multiple disabilities or Deafblindness to understand various COVID-related concepts, such as the importance of wearing masks, staying home, and washing hands frequently. We have put together two...
Posted by Julianne Lemman
and by Sarah Steele
As a follow up to our last blog post Family Engagement During Remote Instruction of Students with Deafblindness and Multiple Disabilities, we wanted to share some strategies that we have found help to optimize online learning for...
Family Engagement During Remote Instruction of Students with Deafblindness and Multiple Disabilities
Posted by SarahSteele
and Julianne Lemman
During the last six months of online instruction, we have found that finding ways to support families of students with multiple disabilities or deafblindness is the key to success.
Acknowledge Different Levels of Support at Home...
Posted by Amy Flores
Some children rely on others to help with activities of daily living, due to motor limitations. Nonetheless, we can help build understanding and anticipation which will allow the child to mentally prepare for having their personal space entered to...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Established in 1984, Deafblind Awareness Week is celebrated the last week in June, in honor of Helen Keller's birthday on June 27th. We celebrate all those who promote literacy for children who have a combined vision and hearing loss! ...
Posted by KY Deafblind Project
Editor's Note: This event has already taken place, but we are keeping the information here in case you want to try something similar.
We hope that you participated in the Kentucky Derby Dash Virtual 5K! In case you haven't heard...
Posted by Sarah Flores
During social distancing, Zoom meetings can be a lifeline for students. They can also be very visually and auditorily complex. Here is a list of basic, broad recommendations I shared with teachers who are holding group Zoom meetings with students with...
Posted by Liamsmom
I am the mother of two boys: Liam, who is in 5th grade and is deafblind, and Finn, who is in 2nd grade and has typical vision and hearing. With our schools closed for this coming week (possibly longer) I came up with a schedule (in print and...
Posted by Paths to Literacy
Submitted by Gerald Abner, Clinical Instructor with the Teacher Preparation Program for Visual Impairments and Jasamyn Nichols DeGrant a graduate of the program and Teacher of the Visually Impaired in Clark County Schools
Students who are blind or...