General
- Do's And Don'ts For Teaching Social Skills
- A Hands-on Workshop to Help Elementary School Children Learn About Visual Impairments
- Accessible Instructional Resources - websites that are accessible for use in instruction
- Classroom strategies for students with visual impairments
- Creating Educational Toys And Activities For Children Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired
- CREATIVE ADAPTATIONS FOR LEARNING - Creators of innovative tactile (embossed) illustrations.
- E.X.P.L.O.R.E. The Possibilities! - An Approach to Transition
- Keyboarding Software - list of resources
- Let's Play - A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs
- Possible Accommodations for the Student with a Visual Impairment
- Roughing It in the Bush: A Camp Experience
- Software for Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- SUMMER CAMPS
- Texas Student Attendance-Special Education
- Three C's to Greater Independence
- V I S I O N - A School Program for Grades 4-8 VISION's lesson plans and handouts will help you lead students in lively, interactive sessions on how the eye works, eye problems, and eye safety.
- What Social Skills Enhance Integration
Career Education (see VOCATIONAL/CAREER Education below)
Early Childhood Instruction (ECI)
- Alphabet Book - chart for creating alphabet books for kindergarten students
- ECI- Gross Motor Movement
- Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairments
- Move, Touch, Read!
- Motor Activities To Encourage Pre-Braille Skills
- Preschool Children with Visual Impairments
- Texas- Early Childhood Intervention FAQ
- Texas Preschool Specialists List
- Orientation and Mobility- Preschool Style
Daily Living Skills
- Activity Routines for Daily Living
- Beyond Ms. Manners' Preferences- Improving Social Behavior Patterns
- Clothing Care & Sewing Techniques - the first in a series of upcoming DLS/Home Economics pages
- Home Economics- FOODS -common cooking abbreviations, equivalents, tips, and definitions.
- Pre-Packaged Meal Instructions and Recipes
Fine Arts/Math
- A Picture Is Worth 300 Words: VISUAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR AN ART MUSEUM WEB SITE (.docx)
- Art Beyond Sight
- Art Ideas
- AWARE Publications - "New Independence! Craft Adaptations for Adults With Vision Impairments" - by Stephanie Van. The book contains twelve adapted craft projects, useful resources, and adaptations for older adults with additional sensory and physical impairments.
- Chapter 117. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts
- Creative Adaptations for Learning - creators of innovative tactile (embossed) illustrations.
- Glitter Crayons
- Music in the Key of Life- from the See/Hear Archives
- Stone Sculpting: An Open Window to the Arts for Children and Adults Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
- Tactile Art for the Blind on Pintrest
- Wikki Stix
- Duc's Sculpture - student art
- Abacus Internet Site Packet by Janice Brown
- Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students - a wealth of information
Orientation & Mobility
- APH Materials for O&M Instruction (excel spreadsheet) (45k)
- Association for Travel Instruction Formed! by Donna Sauerburger
- Benefits of Orientation and Mobility
- Electronic Travel Aids for the Blind
- Environmental Checklist for Developing Independence
- Eval Completed. . . ARD Completed. . .Time to Work. . .What Documentation Should I Maintain?
- Guiding blind people who are wheelchair users - RNIB (Word doc)
- Learn to Move: Orientation & Mobility brochure, written for parents (English and Spanish)
- NFB listing of Guide Dog Schools
- O&M Night Travel
- Orientation and Mobility- Preschool Style
- Sources of Long White Canes, AMDs, Adapted Canes, Tips & Accessories
- Teaching Orientation And Mobility Skills To Deaf-Blind Children Using Computer Generated Simulated Sound Environments
- Texas A.E.R. (TAER) O&M Home Page
- The Independent Airport Traveler
- The Miniguide, an ultrasonic mobility aid, electronic travel aid (ETA)
- TravelVision, Orientation and Mobility Services - Blindness Resources
- Veni, Non-Vidi, Vici - mental mapping and independent travel
Information about Readers
- Braille Instruction Resources
- CHANGING CHANNELS - AudioAssisted Reading- Access to Curriculum for Students with Print Disabilities - by Carol Evans
- Effective Color Contrast from Lighthouse International
- Exceptional Teaching Aids - braille reading materials
- Help for College-bound Students
- IEP Objectives for Using Digital Talking Books
- Information About Color and Color Blindness
- Motor Activities To Encourage Pre-Braille Skills
- Move, Touch, Read!
- Making Text Legible from Lighthouse International
- Suggestions for Games to Use with BRAILLE FUNdamentals
- Teaching Emergent Literacy Skills To Kindergarten Students in a Braille/Print Program
- Three C's to Greater Independence
- Using Digital Talking Books (DTB) with Students
- Using Readers Effectively
Science
- ACE - Adapted Curriculum Enhancement: Science Inquiry Materials for the Visually Impaired
- Biology Teaching Tips and Materials
- Best practice guidelines for the design, production and presentation of vacuum formed tactile maps
- Brief Guide to the Birds - audio guide to birds
- Download Teacher's Manual for Adapting Science Experiments for Blind and Visually Impaired Students (Word 2000 Doc - 550k)
- Tactile Graphics Resources
- Tactile Learning - home for visually impaired science education. Look under projects.
- The Space Exploration Experience (SEE) Project for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy
Sports
- Discovery Blind Sports
- International Blind Sports Association
- Major Sports and Recreation Resources
- Tandem -Bike information
- United State Association of Blind Athletes- USABA
- American Blind Skiing Foundation
- Adaptive Skiing Resource
Vision
- Possible Accommodations for the Student With a Visual Impairment
- Vision Ergonomics
- The Effects of Blue Light on Ocular Health
- Light and Low Vision
- Seven Lighting Tips for Better Vision
- The Effects of Fluorescent Light on the Ocular Health of Persons with Pre-Existing Eye Pathologies
- 50 Ways to Use a Lightbox
- BiOptic Driving Network - not a TSBVI page
- Colored Light and Low Vision
- CVI Notes - information about Cortical Visual Impairments
- Equivalences for Visual Acuities - Jaeger, Snellen, Metric, etc.
- Eye Poking: Review of Literature
- Frequently Used Terms to Express Visual Acuity
- Helpful Websites for Eye, Low Vision, and Medical Information
- Journey to Driving with Low Vision
- Low Vision - Without Blindfolding
- Low Vision Clinic at The University of Houston's Optometry program also has information about low vision rehabilitation as well as links.
- Low Vision Specialists in Texas
- Norrie's Syndrome Resources
- Project PAVE: Providing Access to the Visual Environment
- Questions To Ask The Occupational Or Physical Therapist Before Performing The FVA
- Selected Anomalies and Diseases of the Eye by Dr. Virginia Bishop
- Suggested Items For A Functional Vision Evaluation Kit
- Resources for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- The Joy of Visual Perception: A Web Book
- The Lighthouse clinical low vision services, rehabilitation, and a store with lots of products.
- The Roles of Perception and Cognition in Controlling the Mobility Task by Emerson Foulke
- Use of Blindfolds for People with Low Vision
Vision Simulation and Transition
- The Zimmerman Low Vision Simulation Kit
- VisionPlace_discover Vision Simulator, Animations, and Reference
- Ideas for Vision Simulation Activities
- Vision World Wide, serving the visually-impaired and their caregiving community.
- Voices of Experience: Making the Transition from High School to College
Vocational (Career Education)
- Ability Statement -an organized presentation of information that specifically addresses concerns an employer might have about hiring a person who is visually impaired
- Personal Data Sheet - a convenient way of organizing all the information that will be required to fully complete an application form
- TSBVI Career Education