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- Information About Braille
- Information About Eye Conditions and Vision
- Other Sources of Braille Materials for Children
- Helpful Organizations and Agencies
- Other Good Resources and Lists
- Fun Stuff
Information About Braille
Braille Bug: a site designed by The American Foundation for the Blind to teach sighted children about braille with games, graphics, and activities.
Information about braille from the American Foundation for the Blind
Information about braille from Duxbury Systems
Tips on promoting your child's braille literacy skills from AFB
Information about braille technology from AFB
Information about Louis Braille from AFB
Information about Helen Keller from AFB
Information About Eye Conditions and Vision
The Foundation for Retinal Research
Information about blindness and low vision from AFB
Information about eye care and vision impairments
Vision Research ROPARD Foundation: information about Retinopathy of Prematurity including information about a great resource book called "A Parents' Guide to the Development of their Child with Retinopathy of Prematurity."
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)
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
Walking Along With My Dog book & CD
Walking Along With My Dog" is a fun-loving book about a little girl named Iris and her guide dog, Seemore.
List of Sources of Braille Children's Books and Magazines
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 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
Hadley School for the Blind (free correspondence courses re: braille etc.)
Independent Living Aids: low vision aids, braille games and watches, etc.
Jewish Guild for the Blind's National Tele-Support Network
On-going telephone support groups for parents of children with visual impairment.
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute Braille courses, and tactile American flags
Leader Dogs for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with visual impairments
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Education--Low Incidence Outreach
The National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
National Association for Visually Handicapped
The National Braille Association
The National Federation of the Blind
The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK
Other Good Resources and Lists
Paths to Literacy lots of great information about braille, research, technology, resources, etc.
VI Guide A listing of internet resources about visual impairments for parents and teachers
The Visually Impaired Information Center has hundreds of helpful links.
wonderbaby.org lots of helpful links re: playing with and teaching a blind and disabled baby.
Teaching Visually Impaired 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.
Fun Stuff
Braille Gifts: Braille embroidery, educational and user-friendly games and products for the blind
BRAILLEiant: Personalized braille necklaces and T-shirts
BumpyName Labels: Personalized (in print & braille) orbit labels for drink containers, etc.
Christiansen Designs: a producer of braille jewelry
Let Me See Kits: kits to help you add tactile representations to some of our Print-&-Braille books
Pip Squeakers: fun baby and toddler shoes that motivate with sound!
RapidWristbands: They have wristbands available in braille!
Squeaky Shoes: more fun shoes for toddlers and preschoolers
Tack-Tiles: fun Lego-type blocks with braille on them!
Uncle Goose Toys: braille alphabet blocks
Wikki Stix: waxy sticks which can be easily bent into shapes...great for tactile graphics, etc.
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