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Appsolutely Engaging and Educational - Part 1: Using iPad Apps with Children with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
A screen of applications on on iPad.

This webinar offers strategies, tips and techniques for using an iPad with students who are visually impaired and may have additional disabilities.

Effective Access to Communication and Literacy for Students with Visual and Multiple Disabilities
Faye Gonzalez touching a symbol on a computer screen.

Positioning and other best practices to increase access to technology for students with multiple disabilities during classroom activities.

Sensory Activities: Experiences to Improve Communication and Literacy for Children with Visual and Multiple Disabilities
A young student gazing at a computer screen with symbols.

Webinar explains importance of pairing sensory activities and communication skills for effective learning for visual and multiple disabilities children.

Technology for Us Too
A student pressing on a yellow button and listening on the headphone.

Webinar focuses on teaching basic communication to students who are blind or have low vision with significant multiple disabilities using assistive tech.

HumanWare Communication Solutions for People who are Deaf-Blind
Dominic Gagliano and Greg Stilson from Humanware demonstrates Humanware's Deaf-Blind communicator.

Dominic Gagliano and Greg Stilson from HumanWare present information on assistive technology options to promote communication for people who are deafblind.

Deafblind Technology Solutions
Jenny Axler presents a webinar on Deafblind Technology Solutions.

This webinar presents various assistive technology products that have been developed for individuals who are deafblind.

Tips for Modifying the Learning Environment for Children with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Teacher with students in a classroom
Review classroom modifications to meet your students' individual needs at the beginning of every school year.
Challenging Behavior: Impulsivity
Veronika Bernstein
Learn about impulsivity in children with visual impairments and strategies to address the associated behavioral challenges.
Classroom Organization & Management
classroom organization and management
There are many advantages to creating a predictable environment for child with visual and multiple impairments.
Dog Treats
A student with a fresh batch of dog treats.
Build a classroom business making and selling dog treats as students practice multiple skills.
Spooky Halloween Hand
spooky halloween hand
Every child will enjoy learning basic functional skills during this fun Halloween activity!
Salad on a Stick
Salad on a stick, the finished product.
Practice math and fine motor skills while students make this healthy snack!
Apple Cinnamon Ornaments
Two hands cupping apple-cinnamon dough
Use this simple recipe for a perfect holiday activity to develop memory skills and independence.
Crayon Hearts
hands peeling away the wrapping of a crayon
Making crayons the child can use after the activity is finished is a rewarding and motivating experience.
Winter Sun Catchers
winter sun catcher
Real object materials make this multi-sensory project fun for kids of all sight levels to enjoy for days.
Multi-Class Flea Market
various items on a dollar table for sale at a flea market
A community setting is a perfect place to practice social skills while linking real life and classroom lessons.
Ice Cream in a Bag
A ziploc bag, a spoon and pure vanilla on a plastic plate
Students will enjoy the edible reward of their hard work while learning basic science principles!
Potted Chocolate Pudding
Potted chocolate pudding plant
This cooking project can be used as a simple activity or expanded to include multiple skills and goals.
Shell Matching Game
letters under seashells in a matching game
Use real objects to make your own games for practicing matching, scanning and following directions.
Tactile Timelines
A shovel on the tactile timeline represents the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Lower School building.
Break down the concept of time into manageable steps using tangible objects to promote better understanding.
Individualized Adapted Calendars
Tactile days of the week
Use meaningful language and tangible symbols to create an accessible schedule calendar.
Valentine Cards
Candy package for valentines gift.
Kids will enjoy giving and receiving these tangible Valentines, perfect for building holiday concepts.
Move Myself
bathtub
Teach positional concepts to students as they relate objects' positions to their own body.
Can You Find It?
hat, cup and brush
Develop tactile object identification through a variety of games to practice the skill for independent living.
Where, Oh, Where Is My Friend?
Teacher and student in circle
Increase independence of identifying and locating people in room using a sound localization game.
Find All of the…
Assorted objects
Teach students to select named objects through object discrimination skills and searching techniques.
Mystery Bag
mystery bag
A game of object "Hide & Seek" reinforces social skills and tactile discrimination skills.
Who Am I?
Ernie and Bert
Use audio recordings of familiar voices to make a fun auditory discrimination guessing game!
The Drum is the King
Drum and drumsticks
Use the beat of a drum as an adapted "Red Light, Green Light" game for listening skills!
Echo Playing
drums
A repetitive drum game encourages children to listen and copy the rhythm.
Go Fish with Objects
Pairs of items
Adapt the classic game to refine tactile discrimination, matching skills and social play!
Learning to Express Myself
Cookies
Use preferred reinforcers to encourage children to express their feelings and opinions.
Warm-up Exercise with Hula Hoop
A small group of students lift a hula hoop above their heads.
Play with a hula hoop to encourage participation among peers in PE.
Placemats on Trays
Putting placemats on trays
Practice one-to-one correspondence with this simple lunchtime activity.
Accessible labels
Boy touches object symbol
Label objects and areas in the classroom to help build early literacy.
Counting Book
Number 4 with ASL sign, print, braille
Make a tactile counting book to introduce number sense!
Counting in Tactile Journals
Tactile materials used in addition equation
Create tactile journals for art or as a strategy for teaching math using concrete manipulatives.
Making Choices
apple and banana
Develop communication skills and self-expression with simple choice-making activities.
Tactile quilts that tell a story
Image of tactile quilt
Make a classroom quilt of memories that all children can enjoy!

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