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
Braille and Literacy
Sadie Can Count Book in Large Print and Braille
Sadie Can Count is a wonderful book for beginners. It has large print and Braille text, full color and fully embossed pictures. Beginning readers, sighted, blind or visually impaired can...
Braille and Literacy
Braille Resource Packet for Parents of Young Children
This is a collection of articles, book ideas, instructions and activities for parents who want to teach early literacy and braille skills to their young children who are blind.
Braille and Literacy
National Braille Press
The guiding purposes of National Braille Press are to promote the literacy of blind children through braille and to provide access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage...
Education, Special Needs
Family Engagement and Children with Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Educators and Parents
This resource guide is intended to bridge the gap between school and home and help families become greater partners in their children's educations.
Braille and Literacy
Decorative Braille Blocks
Decorative Braille blocks for sale on etsy! Any word, any color! Proceeds go to charity for kids with Albinism and its visual impairments!
Braille and Literacy
Make Your Own Big & Little Book!
Really good tactile books can be hard to find, especially if you are looking for tactile books that teach a simple concept like shapes or sizes. So why not make...
Math and Science
Fun & Accessible Math & Number Activities!
Did you know that math can be fun and that preschool math activities can be made accessible? Here is a list of five fun activities that will teach your child...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
My Talking Picture Board App Review
My Talking Picture Board app, from Little Bear Sees, helps children with CVI learn how to locate and recognize two dimensional images.
Education, Visual Impairment
APH Quota Funds: How to Access Free Educational Materials for Blind & Deafblind Students
Students who are blind or deafblind are eligible for free school supplies and equipment that will help them access school curriculum. Find out how to use these funds!
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sensory Sound Box App Review
This is one of our favorite apps! Run your finger along the screen and listen to the tune change from high to low as a bright colorful explosion flows from...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sensory Light Box App Review
Sensory Light Box is a really well made cause-and-effect app that creates sounds and lights when your finger is on the screen, then stops when you remove your finger. The...
Education, Visual Impairment
Introducing Your Blind Child to a New Teacher
When your child is visually impaired it's kind of scary to hand him off to a new teacher. Here's a solution: Create a welcome packet of materials about your child...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
ViA App Review
Braille Institute's ViA app helps visually impaired users find apps that have been pre-approved and reviewed by other blind users.
Braille and Literacy
APH Teams Up with Dolly Parton to Offer Free Braille Books for Preschoolers
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library have teamed up to provide free audio and braille books to preschoolers with visual impairments!
Braille and Literacy
Perkins Unveils the SMART Brailler
Perkins Products introduces their revolutionary new brailler: The SMART Brailler. This new brailler has a small computer screen attached to the front of it so you can see (in both...
iPad Apps and Accessibility, Music Play
Bloom Music App Review
Eric Jerman reviews the generative music iPad app, Bloom. Bloom allows children to create gentle, soft music patterns and bubbles of color with just the tap of a finger. The...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Smarty Pants & Five Sharks App Reviews
Inclusive Technology, a company that creates software for children with special needs, has also created a set of fun and accessible iPad apps. We review the two that are best...
Braille and Literacy
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Through a national network of cooperating libraries, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to...
Braille and Literacy
Seedlings Braille Books
Seedlings Braille Books for Children provides children's books in braille at reduced prices. They even have a free book program!
Braille and Literacy
Dreaming Fingers (Les Doigts Qui Revent)
Dreaming Fingers is a French organisation that specialises in tactile Illustrated books. They produce lovely books which can be adapted to any language.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Talking Carl App Review
Talking Carl repeats any word, phrase or sound he hears in a funny high pitch voice. Carl can get your kids laughing and learning how to have a conversation when...
iPad Apps and Accessibility
Sago Mini Sound Box App Review
This app has very high contrast with colorful spheres floating on a white background and produces lovely sounds with each tap, from animal sounds to instruments.
Braille and Literacy, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Braille Keyboard for Smartphones
Watch a video of an app developer demonstrating his new braille keyboard app on an iPhone. The new app will allow blind users to type using a touch screen.
iPad Apps and Accessibility
The GumDrop iPad Case
We review our favorite iPad case: the GumDrop. The GumDrop is perfect for kids with disabilities because it is nearly indestructible. Now you can feel comfortable handing your iPad to...