by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 9, 2024 | Free, Infant, Newsletter, Vision
Did you know that every state has a program for free eye and vision assessments with an optometrist for infants between 6 and 12 months? This program is called InfantSEE and is a no-cost program managed by the AOA, the American Optometric Association, through their...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 2, 2024 | Accessibility, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Cortical Visual Impairment, CVI, Newsletter, Vision, Visually Impaired
Many kiddos with visual impairments struggle to use their available vision to observe or track toys. The objects may blend in with busy backgrounds or be dark in comparison to the surroundings. One of the strategies for helping young babies with visual impairment see...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Feb 16, 2024 | Blind, Expanded Core Curriculum, Family, Newsletter, Sensory Processing, Vision, Visually Impaired
Many of us have spent an hour, a morning, or maybe even a whole day baking in the kitchen. It’s a way to provide nourishment for ourselves and our families. However, more than just food comes out of the kitchen. There are different sounds, smells, sights, and...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Jan 30, 2024 | Colorado, Exercise, Newsletter, Recreation, Special Olympics
Registration is now open for the 2024 Spring Season for athletes and Unified partners! All athletes (including Young Athletes) and Unified partners who are interested in participating in any of our spring sports are kindly asked to register below.This spring you can...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Jan 29, 2024 | Awareness, Blind, Braille, Newsletter, Reading, Visually Impaired
Braille is a system of reading used by people who are visually impaired. It employs a pattern of raised dots in a “cell” of 3 rows by 2 columns to represent a letter, number, punctuation mark and sometimes even a whole word. Braille alphabet. English...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Jan 26, 2024 | ASL, Books, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Newsletter, Reading, Sign Language
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind have shared this book in ASL titled The Family Book, written and authored by Todd Parr. It is a story about families, things they have in common and things that make them different. It points out some of the things that make...
