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American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Convention 2016
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HOLIDAY CARDS
Holiday Cards 2016
National Braille Press
<www.nbp.org>
Wish your family, friends, and colleagues peace and goodwill with a unique print/Braille card from National Braille Press. The front of this year's card has the word Peace in Braille and print, with the picture of a dove carrying an olive branch.
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
<www.hadley.edu/holidaycard>
700 Elm St.
Winnetka, IL
(800) 323-4238
Hadley has sold Braille holiday cards every year since 1956. Each card carries the interior greeting, "Wishing you peace, happiness, and the spirit of the season" in print and Braille. The picture on the front of the 2016 card incorporates a tactile tree and falling snowflakes.
TOYS
When holidays, birthdays, or other special occasions approach, you may find yourself searching for fun toys that are fully accessible to your blind child. Many toys found in mainstream toy stores are fully accessible off the shelf or easily can be adapted by Brailling cards or adding markings with clear Dymo Tape. In addition, several organizations sell adapted games and toys that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
NOPBC Good Toys for Blind Kids
<https://nfb.org/nopbc-good-toys-blind-kids>
This webpage lists mainstream toys that can be purchased through local shops or toy stores. The age categories are those listed by parents, not by the manufacturers.
Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids
Toys “R” Us
<www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3261680>
Toys “R” Us takes a unique approach in its listing of toys. Instead of suggesting toys for children with specific disabilities, it lists toys based on areas of interest and strength. Categories include auditory, creativity, fine motor, gross motor, language, tactile, thinking, and visual. Toys “R” Us is a generous supporter of the NOPBC.
The Best Christmas Toys for Blind Children
<www.wonderbaby.org/articles/best-christmas-toys-blind-children>
This page offers several groupings of toy suggestionss, including toys for babies, toys for toddlers and younger kids, toys for parties and get-togethers, sensory toys, toys for older kids, and video games.
Perkins eLearning
<www.perkinselearning.org/scout/toys-play-young-children-visual-impairme…;
This site provides links to a wide variety of articles and other resources about toys and play opportunities for blind children with and without other exceptionalities.
Future Aids, the Braille Superstore
<http://playabilitytoys.com>
33222 Lynn Ave.
Abbotsford, BC, V2S 1C9 Canada
Contact: (800) 987-1231
The Braille Superstore sells a number of toys, as well as books, clocks, kitchen implements, and more.
Playability Toys
<http://playabilitytoys.com>
Contact: (520) 547-0921
The toys marketed by Playability are categorized by the disability for which each may be suited. Disabilities include blindness and visual impairment, autism spectrum disorders, cognitive disabilities, muscular dystrophy, and Down syndrome.
COMPUTER GAMES
7-128 Software: Computer Games for Everyone
<www.7128.com>
7-128 sells computer games for blind toddlers, children, and adults. Games work with Mac and Windows programs, including Windows 10. Games can be purchased on CD or downloaded directly to your computer. Games include audio descriptions and background sounds.
BOOKS
Adapted Physical Education and Sport, Sixth Edition
by Joseph Winnick, EdD, and David Porretta, PhD
Human Kinetics, 2016, 680 pages
ISBN: 978-1-4925-1153-3
This new edition incorporates information about the most recent changes in the fields of physical education and sport for people with disabilities. Chapters discuss relevant inclusion practices; stand-alone apps that can be used in behavior management, fitness development, communication, social interaction, and physical education activities; and the issue of obesity. The book is packaged with an instructor guide, test package, presentation package, and web resource with video.
iOS 10 without the Eye
by Jonathan Mosen
National Braille Press
Available in hard copy Braille and in Daisy, eBraille, and Word formats
iOS 10 is more powerful, more open, and more accessible than iOS has ever been. Jonathan Mosen has written a new book to explain it all.
MUSEUMS
Andy Warhol Museum
<warhol.org>
117 Sandusky St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890
Contact: (412) 237-8300
[email protected]
One of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Andy Warhol Museum has launched an audio guide called Out Loud. Out Loud offers location-based content, screen reader optimization, and enlargeable text. It includes descriptions of Warhol's artworks and stories about his life and art, including archival audio. The museum has also developed tactile reproductions of several of Warhol's works. The contours and colors are represented as different layers of relief.
BUILDING
LEGO for the Blind
<legofortheblind.com>
Contact: Matthew Shifrin, [email protected]
Developed by a blind high school student and his friends, this website provides detailed text-based instructions for commercially available LEGO sets. By following these instructions a blind builder can assemble these sets independently. Instructions are available for free download; the site does not sell LEGO sets or printed instructions. LEGO for the Blind is featured on BrainCraft, a psychology/neurology video channel, and can be seen at <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVy5E2DZkKM>.

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