Education
Find resources for parents interested in supporting their child's educational needs, from reading and literacy to math and science.
Filter by: Braille and Literacy, IEPs, iPad Apps and Accessibility, Math and Science
Math and Science, Sensory Activities, Tactile Art
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, Holiday Crafts and Ideas
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...
Light Play, Math and Science
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.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
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.
Braille and Literacy
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.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Breakthrough App Reads Print for the Blind
This cool new app lets you use your smartphone to translate printed material into spoken words, letting the user "read" virtually anything. The app is available on iTunes and was...
Braille and Literacy
Picture Books for Blind Kids? Yes!
Through NBP's new program, Great Expectations, parents and caregivers can learn how to describe pictures to visually impaired children and also how to read out loud in a way that...
Math and Science
7 Science & Nature Activities for Young Children who are Blind
Touching leaves, twigs, rocks and trees is a great way to introduce the world to your blind child. Here are 7 simple ideas to get you thinking about science and...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Math and Science
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.
Education, Special Needs
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.
Braille and Literacy
Dad Develops Tactile Graphics for Blind Son
Devoted dad Shahzad Zaidi makes tactile graphics to make education and games more accessible to his visually impaired son.
Braille and Literacy
The Sound of Colors
The Sound of Colors tells the story of a young girl who is losing her sight and goes on a journey of discovery. Available at Amazon.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Osmo: A Fun, Tactile & Engaging Way to Use Your iPad
The Osmo Game System uses special adaptations to make the iPad more interactive, allowing users to manipulate real tangible objects while using their iPad. It promotes social skills, creative thinking...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Free Accessible Apps from AFB for Blind Users
Two free apps for visually impaired mobile phone users: CareerConnect for iOS and AccessNote for iOS and Android. Offered by American Foundation for the Blind.
Communication, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Talkitt® Makes Unintelligible Speech Understandable
Talkitt translates unintelligible speech from any language into understandable speech through smart phones, tablets or computers. Works for people with speech disorders or diseases or syndromes that affect speech.
Braille and Literacy
Video Introducing Braille to Parents
This YouTube video from Sensory Sun is an eight-minute introduction to braille geared toward parents.
Braille and Literacy, Support
Bookshare’s Parent Ambassador Program
Bookshare, the free program that offers printed material in an accessible format to those who are unable to easily access printed material, is offering a free parent forum, allowing parents...
Braille and Literacy
Black Book of Colors
The Black Book of Colors uses raised illustrations, braille letters and imaginative descriptions to give sighted people a glimpse into the world of the blind. This is a great book...