Subscription boxes are a fun way to get new products, crafts books, clothing, or projects delivered to your doorstep each month. Over the past year, I've watched my two daughters anticipate their mail and unwrap it with delight. The projects have...
Blog Posts
Below are recently created blog posts.
By Liz Eagan
This year for Braille Literacy Awareness Month, we created a packet of information for the School Board and the Superintendent. Pictured are all the items included as well as the two documents that I copied from a website and listed the website at the end...
By Karen Borg
Can you remember learning to read? Do you remember the first time you saw a word and knew what it said and meant? Chances are that that’s a stretch for most of us. Why? Most of us can remember the first time we rode a bike, swam across the pool, or...
By Chris Russell
What is Visual Complexity?
Difficulty with Visual Complexity is one of the 10 characteristics that impact the visual functioning of individuals with CVI. To learn more about each of the characteristics, see: Cortical Visual Impairment and the Evaluation...
By Lisha Yochimowitz
The CVI Now website has a new IEP (Individualized Education Program) guide for families and team members. This guide breaks down the assessment, interventions, and accessibility rights process. CVI (Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment) is the leading cause of...
By Nancy Churnin
We are all one human family and we need to stand up for the vulnerable among us. That was my inspiration for Martin & Anne, the Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank, the February Book of the Month from the National Braille Press...
By Sharon Elliott
We have successfully transitioned my son who is non-verbal and scored at a 2.5 on The CVI Range (Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy) at his initial assessment to a current score of 5++ by using whole objects in an object schedule system to using photographs of...
By Charlotte Cushman
Did you make a New Year's Resolution to learn braille this year? Perhaps you would like to support your child, relative, or someone you know who is a braille reader. Or perhaps you are a veteran teacher who knows braille, but you're...
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...
By Chris Russell
This 8-page form is offered as a template and should be individualized, based on the results of the CVI Range Assessment and additional student needs. All highlighted areas should be replaced with your own information.
This form includes the following...
By Kate Borg
Once upon a time, there lived a spleeth. This spleeth was the lipliest spleeth in all the land. One morning, the spleeth decided that he needed to haynder to see if he could get some rukyas. Sadly, the plupet did not have any rukyas, so the spleeth knew that...
By Robbin Keating Clark
Have you heard of Flipgrid? Before I can tell you why it's so awesome, let me explain what it is.
What is Flipgrid?
From the website: Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families in...
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By Penny Rosenblum
“[I] basically did not know where to start with teaching this age group math. Now I have somewhere to start.” This teacher of students with visual impairments (TSVIs) is like many others when it comes to math instruction for our youngest students...
By Samantha Richardson
I got a new student who is a 4-year-old pre-braille reader. He is homebound right now due to the pandemic and his parents asked for some activities that they can do with him. They are non-English speaking, so I add QR codes to braille books so...
By Amy Flores
If you are a parent trying to help your child learn remotely, you might not be able to promise that your child will practice the pegboard daily, but you do know that you will be washing and drying laundry at some point this week—this post is for you....
By Liz Eagan
As I teach my students cooking skills, we also learn how to write a grocery list for what we're cooking. But what if a student can't write the list? What if pictures are the media used to communicate, as well as read and write?
I found this cool...
By Ann Bolin
My goal in working with students to create vision portfolios is to promote self-determination skills when talking to their classmates or teacher. I want all of my students to be able to say more than just, "I wear glasses".
I am sharing an...
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...
By Adam Wilton
The lightbox is a tool to provide access to literacy materials for students with multiple disabilities, including those with cortical or cerebral visual impairments (CVI). In the past, the lightbox has typically been used to promote sensory efficiency,...
By Jay Hiller
Sometimes all I want is for someone to tell me a story. Tell me about how you traveled to India by yourself and it took a long time for you to understand that the customs officer wanted to let you into the country and would, if only you would bribe him...