Let's Play
These articles describe crafts, toys and helpful iPad or phone apps for very young children who are blind, deaf-blind or visually impaired
Apps & Toys
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Our Favorite Apps for Children Who are Visually Impaired. WonderBaby.org teamed up with Paths to Literacy to create this list of their favorite iPad apps for children who are blind or visually impaired. They’ve categorized them by apps great for stimulating the use of vision, honing fine motor skills or teaching cause and effect, great communication apps, apps that tell stories and one app that is nice for calming down and relaxation.
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The Ultimate Toy Guide for Blind Children: Choosing the BEST Developmental Toys for Babies & Toddlers Who are Blind. We all want to find the best toys for our kids, but when your child is blind, where do you start? In this toy guide, you will learn how to find the best toys for your child’s needs, including what to look for in off-the-shelf toys and how to adapt or make your own toys so they are perfect for your little one. We’ll also look at how to create an adaptive play environment or sensory play space and how to use these toys to facilitate learning.
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CVI. This page on Pinterest was compiled by Paths to Literacy. It’s a comprehensive collection of resources, books and toys for children with cortical visual impairment.
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The “Big 3 Tool Kit” for Children with CVI: PLUS the 20 Best CVI-Friendly iPad Apps! Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is a form of blindness that is neurological. In other words, a child with CVI may have perfectly healthy eyes, but their blindness is caused by some form of brain injury or malformation. While anything dealing with the brain can be confusing, it’s good to know there are some great educational tools that you can use to help your child learn!
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Fun Projects
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How to Make a Sensory Hula Hoop. Sensory hula hoops encourage babies to lie on their tummy and play. It’s also a great toy for babies who are blind or visually impaired.
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CVI Friendly Slap Can Koozie. Encouraging students with Cortical Visual Impairment to use their vision for functional purposes is often easier to do when the target is food! Making a bottle of milk or a cup of juice really stand out is easily achieved by using a CVI Friendly Slap Can Koozie.
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illumi-Spring. The illumi-Spring is one of the best tools to encourage a student who is visually functioning in Phase I to begin to use their vision. It is basically a lighted slinky, but put together in such a way that it is easy to manipulate, bounces slowly without making noise, the light is bright (high lumens), and it can be hung or suspended (as in a CVI Den).
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