All Braille Readers Are Leaders: A Blind Parent’s Journey
By Jamie Principato Crane
Posts In: Parenting
Making the Holidays Multi-Sensory
From snowflakes on the tip of your nose to delicious hot chocolate on your tongue, there is more to the holidays than sparkling lights and window displays. Whether or not you admit it aloud, ripping wrapping paper and preparing elaborate holiday feasts with family are incredibly satisfying. And none of these require vision.
Instilling the Love of Reading
Everyone has a different journey when it comes to reading. Brittany’s journey began with her father. Every night the two would take turns reading a page out of a book. My journey began with my TVI in elementary school.
12 Gift Ideas for This Holiday Season
Happy Holidays from the National Federation of the Blind. Whether it’s for a wish list to Santa or a special gift for a blind friend or family member, you’ve come to the right place.
The Confidence To Be a Blind Parent
In 2005, I was blessed and fortunate to marry my lovely wife, Latonya. After the marriage ceremonies, the most frequently asked question of me was, “When are you going to have children?”
When this question was asked of me, I would present a big smile and remark, “Soon.”
What My Sighted Child Is Learning from Our Blind Community
My husband Greg recently accepted the position of training center supervisor at the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Science, Cooking, and Summer
Want to explore science with your blind or sighted child this summer? Consider cooking together.
Let's take an example like browning apples. What can we learn?
Enjoying Tactile Crafts with Kids
When my sighted daughter, Sarah, was a toddler, I worried that as her blind mom, I’d miss out on exploring arts and crafts with her. Coloring books, paint-by-numbers, water colors—everything marketed for kids was visually oriented.
Coloring Inside the “Tactile” Lines
My mom, who was also blind, had been a teacher before I was born. She understood child development and was determined that I would participate in the same activities my sighted peers were doing, even if that meant I did them slightly differently.