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Making Outdoor Play Fun And Safe For Children With Visual Impairments
Helpful hints for families, caregivers, and teachers.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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WordWise Value Bundle, CD-ROM for Mac-PC
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Teaches practical vocabulary!
Value CD includes 6 crucial areas of vocabulary; People, Community, House, Outdoor, Actions, Adjectives. WordWise combines words, pictures and two-way speech to teach the most useful vocabulary for gaining independence skills. Realistic and clear graphics stress everyday vocabulary. Features include: attractive art, voice recording, human quality speech, and quiz, presentation and print-out options. Teachers can create a word list for each student, save it and add new words anytime. Six programs include 80 words apiece. System requirements: Macintosh - system 7 or later Windows 95 with sound card or later.
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Typical Access Profile
Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute |
Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision |
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor |
Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor |
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over |
Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language |
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Crystal Drop Ball: Sensory Integration and Balance
Try sitting the child cross-legged on a ball. Hold their hips firmly, and slowly roll the ball from the center out in the forward directions on a gentle angle.
Watch to see how (and if) the child compensates for the new angle of their trunk. We want to see the chin tip back towards level with the floor. This signifies the understanding that "upright" is not always determined by the position of the hips relative to the floor, but rather is cued by the relation of the inner ears to the floor.
Prompt the child to "sit up straight" both with verbal and demonstrative cues. Once the rolling forward is mastered, work on backwards, side-to-side, and in a gentle circular motion. The see-through ball adds extra fun!