Resources
Information About Braille
Braille Bug: a site designed to teach sighted children about braille with games, graphics, and activities.
Information about Helen Keller from AFB
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Information About Eye Conditions and Vision
Common Eye Disorders and Diseases from the CDC
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Other Sources of Braille Materials for Children
To search for a particular braille book, try APH's Louis database search!
If the book is available, it will tell you where!
The American Printing House for the Blind
Braille Bibles International (Braille Bibles including a Twin Vision Children's Bible)
The Braille Institute
BRL: The Beulah Reimer Legacy for low-cost print-braille-and-picture books
Lutheran Braille Workers for free braille Bibles and other Christian material in many languages
Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund for textbooks and quick braille projects
The National Braille Press: Children's Book of the Month Club & other books
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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Helpful Organizations and Agencies
American Council of the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Blind Babies Foundation
Blind Children's Learning Center
BVI-Parents Listserv & Info a listserv & other resources for parents of VI children
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
The Foundation for Blind Children
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Hadley has learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive
Helen Keller National Center
Independent Living Aids: low vision aids, braille games and watches, etc.
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute Braille courses, and tactile American flags
Leader Dogs for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with visual impairments
Lighthouse International
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Education--Low Incidence Outreach
The National Braille Association
The National Federation of the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK
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Other Good Resources and Lists
Internet Accessibility Tips a list of things you can do to make the web more accessible for your child or student
Paths to Literacy lots of great information about braille, research, technology, resources, etc.
wonderbaby.org lots of helpful links re: playing with and teaching a blind and disabled baby.
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
is a site loaded with ideas and resources for teaching students with visual impairments
Online resources about combined vision and hearing loss.
Deaf Linx lots of information on deafness, deaf culture, and ASL.
Deaf Websites the online deaf web directory.
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Fun Stuff
Tack-Tiles: fun Lego-type blocks with braille on them!
Wikki Stix: waxy sticks which can be easily bent into shapes...great for tactile graphics, etc.
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