Archive for the ‘Therapy’ Category

Check out this new series of videos from Perkins.org about how to create a communication portfolio. These portfolios are designed to help students transition from one program to another by showing the new teachers and therapists how the child best communicates and learns.
The approach is very individualized and, as they say, “person-centered.” Students who are [...]

Confidence, self-awareness, and capability are all things we want to teach our children, whether they have special needs or not. But sometimes it can be hard to let go and allow our children, especially if they are visually impaired, to move out into the world on their own, develop their own abilities, and learn from [...]

There are many different types of therapy that benefit disabled children, from aqua therapy to hippo therapy, but I had never heard of horticulture therapy until recently.
Learn more about how the Perkins School for the Blind uses horticulture therapy to enrich students’ lives.

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