Education
Find resources for parents interested in supporting their child's educational needs, from reading and literacy to math and science.
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Math and Science, Visual Impairment
3D Printing for Visual Impairments
How can 3D printing enhance the life of a visually impaired child? From toys to tactile graphics to braille puzzles... the possibilities are endless!
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
3D Printing Innovations in Vision and Blindness
One extremely important use for the advancing 3D printing technology is within the medical field, and more specifically in the field of vision.
Education, Special Needs
Making Circle Time Accessible for All Students
This lesson plan from UAH Rise School incorporates the Lily LightAide in making their circle time routine accessible for students of all abilities.
Math and Science
The World of 3D Printing
3D printers extrude plastic filament or other material to actually create an object from a digital file. How can this technology help people who are blind?
Braille and Literacy, iPad Apps and Accessibility
iBrailler Notes App Review
iBrailler Notes is a notetaker app for the iPad that features a standard Brailler keyboard, user calibration and multiple export options.
Braille and Literacy
I read with My hands: Tactile books
I read with my hands books have helped teachers and parents to introduce reading in a fun way to young visually impaired/blind children.
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
Rainbow Activities for Blind Children
How do you explain a rainbow to a child that has never seen one, let alone never seen colors? It may seem complicated to talk about colors with your blind...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Tiggly Interactive Toys & Apps Review
Tiggly has developed two sets of multiple award-winning tactile toys, Tiggly Shapes and Tiggly Counts, to interact with their six free iPad apps to enrich the learning experience through hands-on...
Braille and Literacy
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
This book geared to young readers features a girl who is blind who does everything her friends can do and more.
Math and Science
Diagram Center from Benetech
The Diagram Center is a great online resource with multiple tools and information for creating accessible images and graphics for children with visual impairments.
Braille and Literacy
Rhyming Words with Dr. Seuss
This Dr. Seuss rhyming and word-building activity encourages kids to explore the alphabet, letter sounds, and blends and is accessible to kids with vision or kids who are blind.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Stay Still, Squeaky! iBook Review
"Stay Still, Squeaky!" is a wonderful resource for learning the basics of using a touch screen device and a variety of early learning skills, promoting independence and empowerment for users...
IEPs
Printable IEP Organizer
Are you looking for a printable IEP organizer designed specifically to help you plan and arrange all your documents and paperwork so you can actually be in charge of your...
Education
3 Resources for Learning about Presidents’ Day
Find resources that make learning about the role of President, history of the United States, and what it means to be a good citizen, fun for children of all ages...
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
Accessible STEM: An Introduction to Light for Blind Children
Introduce the scientific basics of light to your child through hands-on activities like exploring your home and other familiar places, along with tactile worksheets.