by Kristy Miller | Apr 5, 2024 | Books, Braille, Cerebral Visual Impairment, CVI, Free, Reading, Vision, Visually Impaired
Children ages birth-21 with vision loss in the U.S. and Canada are eligible for 5 FREE braille books every year from Seedlings! But they must register each calendar year. How to Order: Use our regular ordering system to select 6 free 1 or 2-volume books (of...
by Kristy Miller | Jan 29, 2024 | Awareness, Blind, Braille, 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 Kristy Miller | Jan 26, 2024 | ASL, Books, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, 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...
by Kristy Miller | Jan 21, 2024 | ASL, Books, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Reading, Sign Language
This is the story of a friendly dog named Sparky who makes friends with some local children. Eventually he takes it upon himself to get help for a family and becomes a hero. Check out the video from the American Society for Deaf Children YouTube channel here. Get...
by Kristy Miller | Jan 1, 2024 | ASL, Books, Deaf, Free, Hard of Hearing, Reading, Sign Language
The American Society for Deaf Children has compiled a great list of holiday stories in ASL. Some of the stories are probably known to you while others may be new. Check them all out with your child and family and add some sign language into your holiday season.
by Kristy Miller | Dec 19, 2023 | Accessibility, Blind, Books, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Cortical Visual Impairment, CVI, Gift, Play, Reading, Vision, Visually Impaired
For kiddos with visual impairment, we want to do what we can help them access the vision they have. Because of this we often used lighted toys and ones that are musical or make noise to help get their attention and encourage them to visually search for the toys....
