Blindness related resources


Usually when you are hunting for information, you seem to go all over the internet to find the blindness related information that you are after. We all have information that we can share and it would make it a lot easier if it were all in the one place.  There are a lot of blindness related resources that we can benefit from, to do with many different sectors of life. Below are a variety of links to various resources that you may hopefully find useful.

Education

Prepare a Visually Impaired Child for Daycare

Are you wanting to find out more about preparing a visually impaired child for daycare? If so, please go to the following link

https://www.chla.org/blog/rn-remedies/prepare-visually-impaired-child-day-care

Teaching visually impaired students (by Carmen Willings)

Are you a teacher? Would you like to find out more about teaching visually impaired students? If so, you can find out more information at the following link at teaching visually impaired students

Educational resources for individuals working with blind and visually impaired children (by Rebecca Truce)

To find out more about educational resources available for individuals (parents, caregivers and educators etcetera) who are working with blind and visually impaired children, please visit the following link

 https://earlychildhoodeducationdegree.org/blind-visually-impaired-resources/

Calculus for blind students

Calculus For Blind Students : Introduction To Real Analysis  by Michael Cross B.S., M.S. Mathematics

You can obtain the files from https://www.dropbox.com/s/axu8pqy9ej5euoa/Calculus%20For%20Blind%20Students%20Introduction%20To%20Real%20Analysis.zip?dl=0


Around the home

The following links relate to making changes in and around the home for a loved one with varying abilities.

Medication management for people who are visually impaired (by the SingleCare Team)

To learn more about different ways to manage medication with vision loss, please visit the following link https://www.singlecare.com/blog/medication-management-for-people-who-are-visually-impaired/

Tips for caring for individuals with Vision Loss and Dementia (written by Kelly Brown & medically reviewed by Dr. Melody Huang O.D.)

To learn more about how to support people with vision loss and dementia, please visit the following link from the Vision Center website https://www.visioncenter.org/blog/vision-loss-dementia/

Bathrooms, kitchens and outdoor areas

Ideas for remodelling bathrooms, kitchens and outdoor areas for those with wheelchair access, vision impairment and cognitive disabilities.
You can find more information at the following link at https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-accessibility-room-to-room-guide/

20 Home Modifications for People with Vision Loss

You can find more information at the following link at https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/managing-wet-amd/home-modifications-for-vision-loss/

Contrast and Colour

You can find more information at the following link at http://www.visionaware.org/info/changing-your-home/redesigning-your-home/contrast-and-color/235

Using other senses

To learn more about using your other senses, you can find more information at the following link at https://www.visionaware.org/info/learn-to-use-your-other-senses/5

Creating Accessible Kitchens for the Visually Impaired

You can find more information at the following link at https://www.akw-ltd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kitchen-Visual-Impairment-Guide-Feb-2017.pdf

Childproofing Your Home for a Child with Vision Impairment

https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/childproof-for-visual-impairment/

Accessible Entertaining: Making Sure Your Disabled Guests Feel Safe and Welcome in Your Home

https://www.angieslist.com/articles/accessible-entertaining-making-sure-your-disabled-guests-feel-safe-and-welcome-your-home/

How to Design a Sensory Garden for the Blind or Visually Impaired

https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Design-a-Sensory-Garden-for-the-Blind-or-Visually-Impaired

Adapting your home if you are visually impaired or blind (co-authored by Aislinn Carter)

This guide on adapting your home features some of the following topics:

To find out more about this guide please go to the following link
https://www.allaboutvision.com/resources/adapting-the-home-better-blindness-accessibility/


Employment

Legal Requirements of Hiring a Person with a Visual Impairment (Mississippi State University)

https://www.ntac.blind.msstate.edu/businesses/legal/

Workplace Accommodations (Perkins School for the blind)

https://www.perkins.org/services/workplace/employers/workplace-accommodations

Setting Up the Home Office After Vision Loss (VisionAware.org)

https://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/home-modification-/room-by-room/office-space/setting-up/12345





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