by Kristy Miller | May 20, 2024 | Blind, Cortical Visual Impairment, Food, Low Vision, Visually Impaired
An article from A Shared Vision Bored with bread? If your child likes a grilled cheese sandwich, try this easy recipe for quesadillas instead. RECIPE PDF (ENGLISH) A grilled cheese sandwich has a mild, comforting flavor that’s pleasing to children and adults alike. A...
by Kristy Miller | May 9, 2024 | Blind, Books, Braille, Cortical Visual Impairment, CVI, Reading, Vision, Visually Impaired
Hopefully you have seen our posts before about Seedlings Braille Books. But if not, Seedlings is a non-profit organization “dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy and education by providing high quality, free and low cost braille books for...
by Kristy Miller | Apr 5, 2024 | Books, Braille, Cerebral Visual Impairment, CVI, Free, Reading, Vision, Visually Impaired
Children ages birth-21 with vision loss in the U.S. and Canada are eligible for 5 FREE braille books every year from Seedlings! But they must register each calendar year. How to Order: Use our regular ordering system to select 6 free 1 or 2-volume books (of...
by Kristy Miller | Mar 2, 2024 | Accessibility, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Cortical Visual Impairment, CVI, Vision, Visually Impaired
Many kiddos with visual impairments struggle to use their available vision to observe or track toys. The objects may blend in with busy backgrounds or be dark in comparison to the surroundings. One of the strategies for helping young babies with visual impairment see...
by Kristy Miller | Feb 16, 2024 | Blind, Expanded Core Curriculum, Family, Sensory Processing, Vision, Visually Impaired
Many of us have spent an hour, a morning, or maybe even a whole day baking in the kitchen. It’s a way to provide nourishment for ourselves and our families. However, more than just food comes out of the kitchen. There are different sounds, smells, sights, and...
by Kristy Miller | Jan 29, 2024 | Awareness, Blind, Braille, Reading, Visually Impaired
Braille is a system of reading used by people who are visually impaired. It employs a pattern of raised dots in a “cell” of 3 rows by 2 columns to represent a letter, number, punctuation mark and sometimes even a whole word. Braille alphabet. English...
