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A Singular View -- The Art of Seeing with One Eye, by Brady.
This book is about dealing with monocular (one-eyed) vision - very practical and clear. Click here for additional information.
Brothers, Sisters, and Special Needs: Information and Activities for Helping Young Siblings of Children With Chronic Illnesses and Developmental Disorders, by Lobato
order "Brothers, Sisters, and Special Needs"
Children with Visual Impairments: A Parents' Guide, by Holbrook;
order "Children with Visual Impairments"
Classroom Collaboration, by Hudson;
This is an excellent book that is designed to educate the classroom teacher, specialists, aide and other TEAM members on how to integrate a student with visual impairments into the public school system. It's good reading for parents too! Click here for additional information.
"Cooking with Feeling (and other useful senses) - Adaptive Culinary Techniques for the Visually Impaired," by DeBord;
This book provides 150 recipes and over 180 adaptive techniques that will help an experienced or aspiring cook make preparing delicious meals both safe and rewarding. Click here for additional information.
Dictionary of Eye Terminology, by Cassin, Solomon, and Rubin;
This is an excellent pocket-sized reference of eye diseases, ophthalmic drugs, surgical and examination procedures, diagnostic tests, etc.
order "Dictionary of Eye Terminology"
Early Focus: Working with Young Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Their Families, by Pogrund, Fazzi, and Lampert;
order "Early Focus"
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, 2nd Edition, by Blasch, Wiener and Welsh;
order "Foundations of Orientation and Mobility"
Games for People with Sensory Impairments, by Lieberman and Cowart;
order "Games for People with Sensory Impairments"
General Ophthalmology, 14th Edition, by Vaughn;
This book discusses eye disorders and diseases, also indicating whether or not there is a hereditary connection (e.g. automal dominant, autosomal recessive or sex-linked). There is also a chapter on genetics.
order "General Ophthalmology"
Guide to Resources for Children and Youth with Visual Impairments, by Ferrin.
This book is a comprehensive directory of companies and agencies which provide products and services for this population. Chapters include "Technology and Electronics", "Magazines and Periodicals", "Sports, Recreation, and Leisure", "Orientation and Mobility Products", and many others. This book is now out of print, but is available on-line here.
How to Thrive, Not Just Survive: A Guide to Developing Independent Life Skills for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youths, by Swallow and Huebner;
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Planet of the Blind, by Kuusisto; This books tells about the author growing up legally blind at birth and raised by parents who denied his handicap. As he grew up, he disavowed his blindness and pretended to see much better than he actually could. Only after he graduated college and was, for a time, employed, was he able to accept his blindness and reach out for help: first a white cane and then Corky, a guide dog that changed his life.
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The Premature Baby Book: A Parent's Guide to Coping and Caring in the First Years, by Harrison and Kositsky; This book is a fabulous reference to parents who have a premature baby. It offers excellent descriptions of the medical and emotional issues ahead, possible causes for the prematurity, how to cope during and after your child's NICU stay, lists of resources (including where to find preemie sized clothing and diapers), and personal stories.
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Preschool Vision Stimulation: It's More Than a Flashlight!: Developmental Perspectives for Visually and Multihandicapped Infants and Preschoolers, by Harrell and Akeson;
order "Preschool Vision Stimulation: It's More Than a Flashlight!"
Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders, by Ayres
order "Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders"
Sensory Integration and the Child, by Ayres
order "Sensory Integration and the Child"
Solutions - Access Technologies for People Who Are Blind, by Espinala; This book is a wonderful reference for people just learning about assistive technology. It discusses each major category of assistive technology and compares the pro's and con's of the leading products in each category.
order "Solutions"
Teaching Age-Appropriate Purposeful Skills: An Orientation & Mobility Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments, by Pogrund;
order "Teaching Age-Appropriate Purposeful Skills"
Technology for Tots: Using Computers with Preschool Children Who Have Visual Impairments, by Sosna, Moore and Lang;
This publication by The Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Child Development is a guide for introducing computers to preschool children with impaired vision. It addresses important issues as classroom environment, equipment considerations, and software assessment. Reference sections include hints for locating funding sources and a listing of educational, health, and human resources. Click here for additional information.
Touching the Rock - An Experience of Blindness, by Hull; This book is about a man who after a lifetime of eye problems, finally lost his eyesight in his thirties. It tells of the struggles he went through as he adapted to his loss. It offers tremendous insight into how people without sight view and experience the world, from someone who can relate the experience as both a sighted and blind man.
order "Touching the Rock"
Travel Tales: A Mobility Storybook, by Gold, Adler and Jones; This book is a storybook about a fictional character named Elliot. He is blind and travels around using sighted guide, trailing, etc. and to different environments. It has 17 short stories,
each of which is followed by games, songs and worksheets to reinforce the particular topics. order "Travel Tales"
Understanding Blindness: An Integrative Approach, by Hollins;
order "Understanding Blindness"
Windows 95 Explained: A Guide for Blind and Visually Impaired Users, by Morley;
This book, published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind, is aimed at individuals, trainers, schools and libraries and anybody working with Windows 95 and users with special needs, who need to learn how to use Windows 95 - without having to see the screen. It describes the fundamental Windows 95 concepts from a non-visual perspective, and provides a listing of Windows keyboard commands together with a comprehensive glossary, which will enable current computer users to start to work comfortably in Windows 95 with whatever access technology they have. Some of the more advanced functionality is also described to help users make more effective use of Windows 95. For additional information, send an e-mail to jkerr@rnib.org.uk
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