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Tips for Teaching Your Student How to Talk about a Vision Impairment

Youth who are blind or who have low vision need to learn how to discuss their visual impairment

Transition, Beginning At Home

Tips for families of children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired to develop independence through chores, household routines and social situations

The Skill of Self-Advocacy

Advice from an adult who is blind on helping transition-age youth with visual impairments to develop self-advocacy

Mail Delivery

Students practice basic vocational skills in this hands-on activity.

Stuff, Seal and Stamp Mail

Students practice fine motor planning to assemble mail envelopes and packages.

Calling all Parent Leaders

A mother shares her thoughts on being a leader of other parents of children with disabilities and special needs, including blindness and deafblindness

Student Store

Students who are blind or visually impaired practice math, literacy, communication, motor, and social skills working in a student store

6 Tips to Succeed in College through Self-Discipline

A college student who is deafblind describes the importance of self-discipline in being successful in college.

Disclosure of Blindness During the Job Search

This post explores the question of when a job candidate who is blind or visually impaired should disclose this information to a potential employer

The Unknown Is the Worst!

The parent of a young adult who is deafblind discusses the challenge of dealing with the unknown.

The Importance of Being Flexible in Making Life Choices

Reflections by a college student who is deafblind on the importance of flexibility when making life plans

Real-Life Learning

This tutorial focuses on real-life learning & strategies that can be used to capture the essence of an activity

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This training discusses how vocational rehabilitation services vary between students and adulthood

10 Tips for Surviving and Thriving in College

Tips for students who are blind or visually impaired to survive in college

Real-Life Learning

The presentation includes ways to share experiences between a student’s home and school settings — an integral part of building skills and concepts.

Résumé Development

Creating a résumé is an important step in preparing for the world of work. Students typically begin to keep track of their work experience with the aim of buil

Meeting a Coworker who is Blind

Tips on working with a colleague who is blind

Preparing Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired for Success in College

In this webcast, Mary Alexander discusses the "Five Pillars of Student Success" as it relates to students and their success in college.

Teaming: Thoughts and Tips

Tips for families of youth with visual impairments or deafblindness on collaborating with others

Experiencing Nature

There are many ways for youth with visual impairments to have meaningful experiences out in nature. This includes being around animals, working with plants and

Perk Café

Students develop work skills by performing many skills in real-life settings. The Perk Café at Perkins School For The Blind offers a wide variety of options for

Transitioning from Early Intervention to Pre-School

In this webcast, Lacey Smith talks about the challenges she experiences in transitioning her daughter from early childhood services to preschool.

Transition for All Ages

This training discuss the importance of starting the process of transition to adult life as early as possible.

Transitioning from High School to College

Mary Alexander & Betsy Brint talk about teaching self-advocacy skills, social skills and the expanded core curriculum to ensure success in college.

Creating Vocational Portfolios for Adolescents with Significant Disabilities

Mary Zatta takes a look at vocational portfolios and the transition process and how portfolios can be used to help students move into adult life.

Restocking Bags

There are many different jobs that can be done in most stores and it's important to begin by doing an inventory of the possible tasks in a given work environmen

More Than the Law - Some Thoughts on the Transition of Individuals Who Are Deafblind

In this tutorial, Steve Perreault talks about issues related to transition for students with deafblindness.

Let's Get Cooking: Teaching Meal Preparation Skills to Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities

Learn strategies for teaching meal preparation skills and ways to modify equipment and tools for the visually impaired student.

Introducing TransitionPlanningAsia.org Website

Learn about the Transition Planning Asia website which prepares youth who are visually impaired with multiple disabilities for independent life.

CHARGE Syndrome - Series #2: Behavior, Balance and Planning for the Future

Webcasts in this tutorial discuss CHARGE behavioral diagnosis, sensory deficits, physical therapy and and the value of work for students.

Taking Your Child Out to Eat!

Make the most of dining out with your child with visual impairments using these simple tips!

Clothing Care for Students with Visual Impairments

Teachers and parents will learn everything they need to know when teaching clothing care skills to kids with visual impairments.

Introducing TransitionPlanningAsia.org Website

This webinar presentation provides an overview of the website, TransitionPlanningAsia.org.

More Than the Law - Some Thoughts on the Transition of Individuals Who Are Deafblind

This webinar talks about issues related to transition for students with deafblindness.

Going Out to Eat

Going out to a restaurant is an enjoyable activity and a chance to engage in the community. This experience offers the opportunity to work on many skill areas

Making Pizza

Many skills can be taught by making pizza and through differentiated instruction, all students can participate at their own level. This activity can be part of

Student-Made IEP Book

Instruction and practice in developing self-determination skills should begin early in a student's career.

Salad on a Stick

Practice math and fine motor skills while students make this healthy snack!

Ice Cream in a Bag

Students will enjoy the edible reward of their hard work while learning basic science principles!

Watermelon Themes

Adapt your summer lesson plans and activities with these cross-curriculum ideas.

Stocking Shelves

Stocking shelves or refilling snack bins is a great way to teach many skills through a single activity.

Setting Up a Class-Run Pizza Parlor

It's not complicated when you follow these organization tips for a weekly pizza parlor in your class!

Create a Solar Powered Oven out of a Pizza Box

Cook s'mores for a snack while learning the science behind it with this solar oven.

Bagging Groceries

Help children understand the importance of planning organization and sequencing during this activity!

Can You Find It?

Develop tactile object identification through a variety of games to practice the skill for independent living.

Texture Matching

Practice pre-braille skills including tactile discrimination, sorting, and object identification in this simple game!

Find All of the…

Teach students to select named objects through object discrimination skills and searching techniques.

Community Helpers

Learning about how communities work helps children understand more about the world around them.

Stapling School Newsletter

Build confidence and independence while taking part in school organizations with appropriate tasks.

To Eat or Not to Eat

Learn how to choose appropriate foods and packages for safety and independence!

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