www.WonderBaby.org is dedicated to providing information and support to parents of visually impaired & disabled children. In addition to the website, find wonderbaby on facebook and twitter. Loads of brilliant articles.
Author: Fiona Wilkinson
Liquid Level Indicators
Check out two useful ways of using a liquid level indicator! liquid level indicators
Keep up with your children as they learn braille
click for braille resources find an online course here or a more accessible version for those with vision impairment here
The VI Talk AudioBoo Channel
By VI Talk VI Talk also has a webpage, Facebook and a twitter presence. Here you will find information and chat for and by people with visual impairments. It offers support to parents and or to young people and is a great place to keep up with new developments.
Share the experiences of young vi bloggers or vloggers online
Share the experiences of young vi bloggers or vloggers online Young people with visual impairments have so much to teach and share with us, encourage children and young people to become involved with others with visual impairments and profit from their experiences. Try this brilliant blog post as an introduction.
WellChild Helping Hands
Looking for practical help with home or garden projects to improve your child’s independence and well being ? WellChild Helping Hands is a home improvement programme which, with volunteers from local companies, transforms gardens and bedrooms for children and young people with exceptional health needs across the UK
Henshaws
Henshaws offer information on potential sources of Grants and Awards, click here
Downloadable Documents
Developing independent living skills and mobility for preschoolers RNIB learning through play in the early years may 2014 Habilitation Services – a guide for parents Parents tell the RNIB that one of the most difficult parts of finding out that their child has a vision impairment (VI) is knowing how to talk about it with...
NAEHP
New approaches to Enhancing Human Perception – workshops held in Newcastle June 2019 This was an exciting workshop which brought together scientists, VI professionals and people with a VI to exchange ideas and experiences in sensory substitution and augmentation. The workshop was generously funded as part of a research grant from the Economic and Social...
Dr Karl Wall Retires:
As some of you may be aware, Dr Karl Wall has retired this year. His contribution to Habilitation and the teaching of children and young people with a visual impairment in general has been immense. It has been suggested it would be nice to recognise all of the effort he has put in by contributing...