Creating a new Scleral Shell at the Ocularist
This cool video shows how easy it is to create a new scleral shell and how easy it is to be the patient, too!
Resources
Boon Snug Sippy Cups and Straw Cups
Cool cup lids make any adult glass into a spill-proof glass for kids. Just snap on the lid, add a straw and you’re ready to go!
Creative Care Safe Spaces: Beds and Sensory Spaces for Special Needs Kids
This company based in the UK makes solidly constructed spaces and beds to keep special needs children safe in their rooms.
Be My Eyes App: Lend Your Eyes to the Blind
This iPhone app allows visually impaired users to connect with sighted users in real time in order to receive assistance with simple tasks.
Ez Pz: Easy clean dish and mat in one
A divided dish and table mat in one, these silicone plates are easy to stack, store and clean, and come in all sorts of cool colors.
Dollars & Sense: Navigating the AT funding stream
This search engine helps identify funding sources for a range of assistive technology. Although geared toward residents of Georgia, much of the information is applicable everywhere.
The ProxTalker Communication Board with Real Objects
The ProxTalker is a communications device that gives nonverbal kids a voice. Tags can be customized for your child’s specific situation, and added and revised as necessary.
ModularHose allows you to turn almost anything into a handsfree device
This cool system uses flexible hose and a multitude of components to customize a way to attach items hands-free to your wheelchair or other place you might need it.
Great Expectations: Bringing books to life for blind kids
Tips for reading aloud to blind children, courtesy of National Braille Press, complete with video and featured story.
Adorabelly Design: whimsical covers for g-tubes
These g-tube covers are unique and whimsical and can be custom-ordered. They’re a great way to make your tube-fed child feel happy about their tube.
Now I See You: Nicole Kear’ Story About Being Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Author Nicole Kear describes her reaction to the diagnosis of losing her vision to retinitis pigmentosa that she received in college, and the choices it caused her to make in her life.
Lenz Frenz
These very cute stuffed animals have a hiding spot in their backs where children can safely store their glasses.
Reach for the Stars: Free iBook for Visually Impaired Students
This free iBook, available on iTunes, is compatible with braille refreshable displays and VoiceOver on iPads, and is accessible to anyone with a visual or print impairment.
Notube: Special Feeding Counseling for Children with Feeding Tubes
Notube is a company that provides online coaching on how to wean your child off of a feeding tube and onto eating orally. Their approach is clinically based and provides 24/7 support.
My Special Journal: Home to School Communication Notebook
My Special Journal is a pre-printed communication notebook that lets teachers quickly summarize a special needs child’s day at school.