Showing posts with label blindness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blindness. Show all posts
Friday, November 13, 2015
Santa Rides again
Santa discovers he is losing his sight. After moping around the North
Pole, his wife convinces him to seek training at an advanced center for
the blind. Santa undergoes many tests of his courage in order to gain
the skills, and he returns to his old job of delivering packages for
children. (Amazon.com)
LPOBC on Facebook
You might like the LPOBC page here on Facebook: Louisiana Organization of Parents of Blind Children/NFB-Parent Division
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Retinoblastoma Discovered in 2-Year-Old's Eye with Mom's Cell Phone
http://www.ibtimes.com/what-retinoblastoma-rare-cancer-discovered-2-year-olds-eye-moms-cell-phone-photo-1917291
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Non-24
The body clock is your natural timing mechanism, and for most people, sighted or blind, it runs a little longer than 24 hours. Thus, it's a non-24-hour clock. For some, it runs just a few minutes longer, and for others it runs much longer. The reason for this is not known.
For example, if your body clock is 24.5 hours, today you're running a half hour behind. Tomorrow you're an hour behind, and so on, until your natural rhythms have you sleeping during the day and awake at night. This continues and eventually your sleep-wake cycle briefly syncs up with the typical day-night cycle. Then it begins to move out of sync again. Some people experience a full circadian cycle as short as one and a half months. For others, it can be several months before their sleep-wake cycle is realigned with the 24-hour day.
The eye has two functions: to allow us to see images and to take in light. This light then signals the time of day to the brain. In people who are sighted, the non-24-hour master body clock is reset every day to 24 hours in the same way that hands on a clock can be reset. This ensures that the circadian rhythms synchronize to the typical day-night cycle.
For people who are totally blind, there are no such light cues. The body clock is left to run its natural course, with extra minutes adding up day by day until your circadian rhythms are essentially upside down from a typical 24-hour day.
For more information and support on this condition go to the official Non-24 web site at http://www.non-24.com/
Sunday, March 16, 2014
The Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research
The Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research (JBIR) is
the first international, interdisciplinary open access journal created
by blind people, parents, teachers, administrators, and academic
researchers designed to further efforts to address the real problems of
blindness.
JBIR is a multidisciplinary publication presenting primary research, scholarly reviews, and reports of innovative information and research related to the blind. JBIR strives to publish research and professional discourse that broadens and deepens our understanding about blindness and the best practices for increasing the independence, self-respect, self-determination, and potential of individuals who are blind. JBIR is not a medical journal and does not intend to publish information related to the medical aspects of blindness. Relevant topics may include but are not limited to: the education/rehabilitation of the blind, innovations related to Braille and the use of Braille, techniques and tools for independent movement and travel by the blind, development of innovative technological approaches, findings that can effect advocacy related efforts, analysis of data sets providing descriptive information about the blind, and innovative practices in preparing professionals and paraprofessionals to work with the blind.
http://nfb-jbir.org/index.php/JBIR
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Growning Up Fisher
There's a new TV show coming up next month after the Olympics about a boy who feels he is being replaced by his blind dad's new guide dog. Here's a blurb about it. Below that is a link to a preview.
It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers aren't exactly typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons, "The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. Whether it's chopping down trees, showing his daughter how to drive or playing football with his son, he's never let the fact that he's blind slow him down.
Then there's Joyce Fisher (Jenna Elfman, "1600 Penn," "Dharma and Greg"), possibly the only mom in Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is like a second coming of age, a chance to be the teen she never was. Just ask '80s-obsessed teenage daughter Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, "Southland"), whose clothes Joyce is always borrowing (that is, when she's not tagging along with Katie to the mall).
At the center of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher's 11-year-old son. Having always been his dad's eyes, ears and wingman, Henry's less than thrilled when Mel shows up with Elvis, a guide dog... which is also how Henry learns about the pending divorce. Awkward. While reluctant of the changes this "big ball of fur" would bring, it's through the adult Henry's voice-over (Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development") that we find out his parent's split would "allow all of us to finally discover... who we needed to be."
The half-hour comedy is executive produced by DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Guys with Kids"), Bateman and Jim Garavente. The pilot episode is directed by David Schwimmer ("Little Britain," "Run Fat Boy Run"). "Growing Up Fisher" is a production of Universal Television and Aggregate Films.
http://www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher/
It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers aren't exactly typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons, "The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. Whether it's chopping down trees, showing his daughter how to drive or playing football with his son, he's never let the fact that he's blind slow him down.
Then there's Joyce Fisher (Jenna Elfman, "1600 Penn," "Dharma and Greg"), possibly the only mom in Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is like a second coming of age, a chance to be the teen she never was. Just ask '80s-obsessed teenage daughter Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, "Southland"), whose clothes Joyce is always borrowing (that is, when she's not tagging along with Katie to the mall).
At the center of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher's 11-year-old son. Having always been his dad's eyes, ears and wingman, Henry's less than thrilled when Mel shows up with Elvis, a guide dog... which is also how Henry learns about the pending divorce. Awkward. While reluctant of the changes this "big ball of fur" would bring, it's through the adult Henry's voice-over (Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development") that we find out his parent's split would "allow all of us to finally discover... who we needed to be."
The half-hour comedy is executive produced by DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Guys with Kids"), Bateman and Jim Garavente. The pilot episode is directed by David Schwimmer ("Little Britain," "Run Fat Boy Run"). "Growing Up Fisher" is a production of Universal Television and Aggregate Films.
http://www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher/
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Early Intervention: Helping Babies with Visual Impairments
Every state and every area should have access to early intervention. If the hospital where your child was born has diagnosed the need at birth they should direct you. If you recognize or suspect a problem later your child's pediatrician can direct you.
Early interventionist come to your home while the child is age 0-3. Not just for vision but if the child needs OT, PT Speech... Many of my babies from my preschool class had EIs and the one for VI was so awesome that when each child was about to be three years old she would come to me and tell me about the candidates for my class for multi-disabled babies or for my neighbor who had the preschool class for "vanilla blind" babies. Fortunately, when I was transferred from the preschool class, I was able to see some of my kids and the next door kids again in other schools in classes with sighted children. Some of them left for the school for the blind but because of EA most our children are able to remain in their home schools and attend their neighborhood schools. Even my nephew, born at 5 months gestation had EA. He is now attending a university on a scholarship!
http://youtu.be/6rbHOAtBNew
Early interventionist come to your home while the child is age 0-3. Not just for vision but if the child needs OT, PT Speech... Many of my babies from my preschool class had EIs and the one for VI was so awesome that when each child was about to be three years old she would come to me and tell me about the candidates for my class for multi-disabled babies or for my neighbor who had the preschool class for "vanilla blind" babies. Fortunately, when I was transferred from the preschool class, I was able to see some of my kids and the next door kids again in other schools in classes with sighted children. Some of them left for the school for the blind but because of EA most our children are able to remain in their home schools and attend their neighborhood schools. Even my nephew, born at 5 months gestation had EA. He is now attending a university on a scholarship!
This is a powerful video that shows the lives and progress of young children with visual impairments who participate in the Florida Department of Education Division of Blind Services-funded Lighthouse Early Intervention Program. You will hear first-hand accounts from parents and service providers, and see how much the children have advanced as a result of the program.
Early Intervention services are provided to children from birth to Kindergarten. Services are provided to the child and family in the child's home, day care, school, neighborhood or center-based setting. Learning is structured to maximize the visual and developmental progress of each child. Early Intervention services are critical in preventing unnecessary developmental delays due to vision impairment. Children and families served in the Early Intervention program are empowered to participate in and benefit from activities in the home, community, and school setting. Family participation in the development and delivery of the service plan is an essential component of the Early Intervention program.
Video used with permission from Lighthouse of Central Florida http://www.lighthousecentralflorida.o...
http://youtu.be/6rbHOAtBNew
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Colombia is First Country in the World to Eliminate Parasitic Disease River Blindness
[Source: http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/08/colombia-is-first-country-in-the-world-to-eliminate-parasitic-disease-river-blindness.aspx]
Colombia has been verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated the parasitic disease onchocerciasis (known as “river blindness”), thus becoming the first country in the world to achieve this goal.
In an official notification letter, WHO director-general Margaret Chan congratulated the government of Colombia and urged it to “maintain vigilance to detect any future outbreaks” of the disease, which continues to circulate in other countries of Latin America.
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), WHO’s Regional Office for the Americas, said Colombia’s achievement is “an example of commitment, persistence, and integrated work” and noted that the Americas Region has shown leadership in fighting this and other neglected infectious diseases. She also called for “redoubling efforts to eliminate the disease” in five other countries of this hemisphere, namely, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, which are working toward achieving this same objective.
The official announcement came during a meeting in Bogotá led by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and minister of health and social protection Alejandro Gaviria, with participants including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, director of the Carter Center, which spearheaded the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program of the Americas (OEPA), supporting actions to eliminate the disease. PAHO’s assistant director, José Romero Teruel, and the PAHO/WHO representative in Colombia, Gina Watson, also participated in the meeting.
Colombia achieved elimination of onchocerciasis following 16 years of concerted efforts led by Colombia’s National Institute of Health with support from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Secretariat of Health of the Department of Cauca, academic and research institutions, OEPA, and PAHO/WHO.
Article continued at this link: http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/08/colombia-is-first-country-in-the-world-to-eliminate-parasitic-disease-river-blindness.aspx
Colombia has been verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated the parasitic disease onchocerciasis (known as “river blindness”), thus becoming the first country in the world to achieve this goal.
In an official notification letter, WHO director-general Margaret Chan congratulated the government of Colombia and urged it to “maintain vigilance to detect any future outbreaks” of the disease, which continues to circulate in other countries of Latin America.
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), WHO’s Regional Office for the Americas, said Colombia’s achievement is “an example of commitment, persistence, and integrated work” and noted that the Americas Region has shown leadership in fighting this and other neglected infectious diseases. She also called for “redoubling efforts to eliminate the disease” in five other countries of this hemisphere, namely, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, which are working toward achieving this same objective.
The official announcement came during a meeting in Bogotá led by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and minister of health and social protection Alejandro Gaviria, with participants including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, director of the Carter Center, which spearheaded the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program of the Americas (OEPA), supporting actions to eliminate the disease. PAHO’s assistant director, José Romero Teruel, and the PAHO/WHO representative in Colombia, Gina Watson, also participated in the meeting.
Colombia achieved elimination of onchocerciasis following 16 years of concerted efforts led by Colombia’s National Institute of Health with support from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Secretariat of Health of the Department of Cauca, academic and research institutions, OEPA, and PAHO/WHO.
Article continued at this link: http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/08/colombia-is-first-country-in-the-world-to-eliminate-parasitic-disease-river-blindness.aspx
Japanese "eyeball licking" trend carries blindness risk
[source: http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/320966/12/Japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk]
(CBS News) A strange trend among Japanese school-aged children and teens -- licking a friend or lover's eyeballs -- may be perplexing, but experts are more worried about the germs they are potentially spreading.
"This is a dangerous practice which has the potential to spread a number of bacteria that reside in the mouth to the eye resulting inbacterial infections
such as conjunctivitis to styes as well as abscesses involving the lids
and eye socket," Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency medicine physician at
Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, told CBSNews.com.
Eyeball licking, which is also known as "worming" or oculolinctus, has existed for quite some time, and there are numerous clips of people engaging in the act on YouTube. Japanese blog Naver Matome interviewed one concerned teacher who said that he ran into two sixth grade students licking each others' eyeballs in an equipment room. After he confronted them, they admitted it was popular in their class. His independentsurvey of students confirmed his fears: One-third of the children admitted to eyeball licking.
The Guardian cites a Japanese music video from the band Born, which features an eyeball licking scene, as the spark for the reignited trend.
Dr. Robert Noecker, an ophthalmologist practicing in Connecticut, told Medical Daily that the eyeballs may act as an erogenous zone due to the amount of nerves.
"The cornea is the most innervated part of the body," Noecker said. "That's why it might feel good to have it licked. It's the same thing with sucking toes -- they're so sensitive because the body needs to be able to detect minor particles and other disturbances. If you're so inclined, that's the plus."
But, eyeball licking comes with many risks. It's easy to spread bacteria that causes conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye, with your tongue. When infected with the germs, the clear lining inside the eyelid and the white of the eye gets inflamed, giving the eye a pink or red color. Normally, pink eye will go away on its own, but in severe cases people will need antibiotics or other medical treatment.
The Japanese teacher also noted with growing concern that he saw up to 10 students at a time wearing eye patches, which he realized were hiding eye ailments.
Glatter, who hasn't seen any of these cases enter his emergency room just yet, said he's also worried about the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
"Chlamydia is a bacteria of particular concern which can be spread sexually, and has the potential to lead to blindness if left untreated," he pointed out. "Although its incidence is decreasing, it is always a concern in this. Setting especially if there has been any orogenital contact."
There's also the chance that licking the eyeball could accidentally scratch it. Any cuts can become a trap for bacteria, which can lead to other problems. Dr. Phillip Rizzuto, a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told theHuffington Post that left untreated some of these germs could also cause blindness.
"The bacteria in the mouth is nothing like the bacteria in the eyeball, which is why we no longer recommend people lickcontact lenses to moisten them," Rizzuto said.
Noecker warned teens not to try this activity at all.
"There's got to be better ways to do things," Noecker said. "I would recommend that people find another outlet that won't compromise their vision in the long term."
Michelle Castillo, CBS News
(CBS News) A strange trend among Japanese school-aged children and teens -- licking a friend or lover's eyeballs -- may be perplexing, but experts are more worried about the germs they are potentially spreading.
"This is a dangerous practice which has the potential to spread a number of bacteria that reside in the mouth to the eye resulting in
Eyeball licking, which is also known as "worming" or oculolinctus, has existed for quite some time, and there are numerous clips of people engaging in the act on YouTube. Japanese blog Naver Matome interviewed one concerned teacher who said that he ran into two sixth grade students licking each others' eyeballs in an equipment room. After he confronted them, they admitted it was popular in their class. His independent
The Guardian cites a Japanese music video from the band Born, which features an eyeball licking scene, as the spark for the reignited trend.
Dr. Robert Noecker, an ophthalmologist practicing in Connecticut, told Medical Daily that the eyeballs may act as an erogenous zone due to the amount of nerves.
"The cornea is the most innervated part of the body," Noecker said. "That's why it might feel good to have it licked. It's the same thing with sucking toes -- they're so sensitive because the body needs to be able to detect minor particles and other disturbances. If you're so inclined, that's the plus."
But, eyeball licking comes with many risks. It's easy to spread bacteria that causes conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye, with your tongue. When infected with the germs, the clear lining inside the eyelid and the white of the eye gets inflamed, giving the eye a pink or red color. Normally, pink eye will go away on its own, but in severe cases people will need antibiotics or other medical treatment.
The Japanese teacher also noted with growing concern that he saw up to 10 students at a time wearing eye patches, which he realized were hiding eye ailments.
Glatter, who hasn't seen any of these cases enter his emergency room just yet, said he's also worried about the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
"Chlamydia is a bacteria of particular concern which can be spread sexually, and has the potential to lead to blindness if left untreated," he pointed out. "Although its incidence is decreasing, it is always a concern in this. Setting especially if there has been any orogenital contact."
There's also the chance that licking the eyeball could accidentally scratch it. Any cuts can become a trap for bacteria, which can lead to other problems. Dr. Phillip Rizzuto, a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told theHuffington Post that left untreated some of these germs could also cause blindness.
"The bacteria in the mouth is nothing like the bacteria in the eyeball, which is why we no longer recommend people lick
Noecker warned teens not to try this activity at all.
"There's got to be better ways to do things," Noecker said. "I would recommend that people find another outlet that won't compromise their vision in the long term."
Michelle Castillo, CBS News
Monday, July 15, 2013
Android Platforms: More "E-Accessibility!"
Accessibility features are publicized more for iPhone smart phones and iPads but our Android devices also have accessibility features for the blind and visually impaired. I agree, there needs to be more but I don't want to short change what Android does have. My own smart phone and tablet are Android based and I have discovered several aps that my students and friends can use.
I use Vlingo on my phone along with the regular speech feature. It gives me hand free accessibility. It senses when I am in the car and comes on automatically based on the movement of the phone. Vlingo asks me what I'd like to do and then it reads my texts. I an also return texts to senders by voice. However if one is riding in a car while voice texting, the microphone may pick up extraneous noises from the tires on rough roads and get 'confused.' Of course one has to also make sure no one else is talking in the car and that the volume on the car stereo is turned down or off. Sometimes I use it with the blue tooth I have over my sunvisor for extra volume. The GPS device can be used for driving or walking and it speaks. It can also stay on when one is not in the car because it talks all the time to let me know when a texts arrives and who the text is from. It also reads the sender's phone number and the text itself. I even know when I get a tweet!
Talkback is another cool talking ap for the visually impaired.
My Samsung has a separate keyboard that slides out from under the screen so it can be accessed instead of using the touch screen. One of my former students says she likes this feature because she can feel the keys better. She is currently using an older model phone and is reluctant to get a smart phone. As a braille reader--and a very independent one, I might add--she likes to feel the keys and is used to their placement and functions. She said she might like the GPS function on a smart phone because she travels a lot. Expense may be an issue for some. It is possible to have and use free aps and to use a pre-paid system. I use a Go-Phone and a Lenovo tablet which is less expensive for me as far as having to be under contract.
Once again, I am not promoting one platform over another. I just want accessibility features to be presented for both platforms so that the reader can make his/her own decision about which is best for his/her particular needs.
Here are some other links that will assist in accessing Android features or provide more information:
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=415
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-android-accessibility-blind-6394418.html
http://mashable.com/2012/07/17/android-app-for-blind-smartphone-users/
http://www.downloadsarea.com/Android_Mobile-Accessibility-UK/
http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/android_access/index.html
http://www.google.com/accessibility/products/
http://www.androidaccess.net/
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkgFljFtVI
I use Vlingo on my phone along with the regular speech feature. It gives me hand free accessibility. It senses when I am in the car and comes on automatically based on the movement of the phone. Vlingo asks me what I'd like to do and then it reads my texts. I an also return texts to senders by voice. However if one is riding in a car while voice texting, the microphone may pick up extraneous noises from the tires on rough roads and get 'confused.' Of course one has to also make sure no one else is talking in the car and that the volume on the car stereo is turned down or off. Sometimes I use it with the blue tooth I have over my sunvisor for extra volume. The GPS device can be used for driving or walking and it speaks. It can also stay on when one is not in the car because it talks all the time to let me know when a texts arrives and who the text is from. It also reads the sender's phone number and the text itself. I even know when I get a tweet!
Talkback is another cool talking ap for the visually impaired.
My Samsung has a separate keyboard that slides out from under the screen so it can be accessed instead of using the touch screen. One of my former students says she likes this feature because she can feel the keys better. She is currently using an older model phone and is reluctant to get a smart phone. As a braille reader--and a very independent one, I might add--she likes to feel the keys and is used to their placement and functions. She said she might like the GPS function on a smart phone because she travels a lot. Expense may be an issue for some. It is possible to have and use free aps and to use a pre-paid system. I use a Go-Phone and a Lenovo tablet which is less expensive for me as far as having to be under contract.
Once again, I am not promoting one platform over another. I just want accessibility features to be presented for both platforms so that the reader can make his/her own decision about which is best for his/her particular needs.
Here are some other links that will assist in accessing Android features or provide more information:
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=415
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-android-accessibility-blind-6394418.html
http://mashable.com/2012/07/17/android-app-for-blind-smartphone-users/
http://www.downloadsarea.com/Android_Mobile-Accessibility-UK/
http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/android_access/index.html
http://www.google.com/accessibility/products/
http://www.androidaccess.net/
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkgFljFtVI
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Genetic Predisposition to Advanced Retinopathy of Prematurity
Genetic Predisposition to Advanced Retinopathy of Prematurity ...
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity is a well known blinding disorder in ... Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of childhood blindness that.
www.sciencedomain.org/download.php?f=1371282461...
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity is a well known blinding disorder in ... Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of childhood blindness that.
www.sciencedomain.org/download.php?f=1371282461...
Monday, June 17, 2013
Genes Get in Your Eye
[Thanks to my friend Barbara Biggs for finding and sharing this article.]
Genes Get in Your Eye
"Using mouse eyes as a setting for directed evolution, scientists have created a new version of the gene therapy vector adeno-associated virus (AAV) that can deliver genes deep into the retina, according to a paper published online today (June 12) in Science Translational Medicine. Such a vector could improve therapeutic gene delivery to target cells and lead to safer and less invasive gene therapy treatments.
'This is a beautifully planned, executed, and powerfully presented paper,' said Jean Bennett, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, who was not involved in the study. 'It shows the results of a very clever system to evolve AAV to target cells in the retina efficiently from an intravitreal injection.' ... "
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/35995/title/Genes-Get-in-Your-Eye/
Genes Get in Your Eye
"Using mouse eyes as a setting for directed evolution, scientists have created a new version of the gene therapy vector adeno-associated virus (AAV) that can deliver genes deep into the retina, according to a paper published online today (June 12) in Science Translational Medicine. Such a vector could improve therapeutic gene delivery to target cells and lead to safer and less invasive gene therapy treatments.
'This is a beautifully planned, executed, and powerfully presented paper,' said Jean Bennett, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, who was not involved in the study. 'It shows the results of a very clever system to evolve AAV to target cells in the retina efficiently from an intravitreal injection.' ... "
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/35995/title/Genes-Get-in-Your-Eye/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
AAN: Hysterical Blindness Yields to Eye Task
AAN: Hysterical Blindness Yields to Eye Task
MedPage Today
SAN DIEGO -- Asking patients with a visual conversion disorder, also known as hysterical blindness, to perform a simple visual exercise over a period of days to weeks in order to recover their sight was an effective therapy, a researcher said here. All ...
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAN/38059%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABAtNDEigVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=yby96piImGs&usg=AFQjCNF_778lUBXLCGf07MdIeKmx3-xMFQ
MedPage Today
SAN DIEGO -- Asking patients with a visual conversion disorder, also known as hysterical blindness, to perform a simple visual exercise over a period of days to weeks in order to recover their sight was an effective therapy, a researcher said here. All ...
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAN/38059%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABAtNDEigVIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=yby96piImGs&usg=AFQjCNF_778lUBXLCGf07MdIeKmx3-xMFQ
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
NCLB Exam
[So sorry to post this one so late. ~K]
Please see below. Braille Rocks!
Eric Guillory, Director of Youth Services
Louisiana Center for the Blind
101 South Trenton Street
Ruston, LA 71270
Voice: 800-234-4166 (extension 3009)
Fax: 318-251-0109
Skype: brllovingdad
"Together, we are changing what it means to be blind."
From: Braille
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:06 AM
To: eguillory
To: eguillory
Subject: NCLB Exam
Eric,
Would you please forward this announcement far and wide about the up-coming NCLB exam in Ruston. There is also an attachment with a flyer containing similar information that can be used for either posting on a tangible bulletin board or handing out to potentially interested individuals.
Thank you,
Maria
******\
of the blind and visually impaired!
Don't miss this unique opportunity to take this
nationally-recognized exam in your own back yard.
The National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB)
test will be administered by the
National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)
in
Ruston, Louisiana
Saturday, March 23, 2013
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
at
Woodard Hall Room 210
Deadline for registration is March 20
for more information and to register for this important test.
braille@nbpcb.org Professionals: $200
(318) 257-4554 Students: $100
Visual Impairments Specialist Scotlandville Magnet High School of Excellence http://lee.ebrschools.org/kathynicholslee
http://www.kathyskids.org
http://teacherweb.com/LA/RobertELeeHigh/MrsMichael/t.aspx
http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com
http://www.kathyskids.org
http://teacherweb.com/LA/RobertELeeHigh/MrsMichael/t.aspx
http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Counting to Five with the Students in SP (part 2)
I have four students in Mrs. East's class for children with severe and profound developmental disabilities. Two of them have only light perception and two are cortically visually impaired (CVI).
Mrs. East's learning task this year concentrates on counting to five. She wants the children who can talk to try to say the numbers and the children who can use their hands to be able to "tap count" on the table while she counts aloud. She also wants them exposed to the numeral. Earlier I made double vision flash cards with the numbers 1 to five in large print, braille, raised lines. I used neon colors because of the cortical blindness.
My intent here is to make a counting box in which the children will be able to drop five objects inside and hear them hit the bottom of box. I wanted to use a coffee can because they make the most noise but I became concerned with using spray paint to cover the writing on the can. Instead I found more jingle bells and some inexpensive food storage containers. I am thinking I will sew each bell into a cloth pocket so they will be easier to pick up and hold and pose less of a choking hazard.
On each side of the container is the number five represented in different ways. I used neon green duct tape to make a print numeral five on one side. Doll crafting wiggle eyes were used on another side to make a large braille numeral five. On another side I used five neon orange labeling dots.
I also found some more of those little light-up squishy toys that can be used for another class.
All of the things pictured can be found at WalMart. The colored dot labels and the container can be found at both WalMart and Dollar General.
Later, I will post how the jingle bells came out.
I have been trying to work on a Classroom Suites activity that is conducive to switch use and a video to paste on TeacherTube, however, with no desk I have to go to another site, at the AT department, where the program is installed to do that. Lately when I get to go there it's to use their computers for paper work. I'm determined to complete a CRS activity before February.
Until next time, keep praying for my kids and for me and I'll keep praying for all of you and yours!
~K
Mrs. East's learning task this year concentrates on counting to five. She wants the children who can talk to try to say the numbers and the children who can use their hands to be able to "tap count" on the table while she counts aloud. She also wants them exposed to the numeral. Earlier I made double vision flash cards with the numbers 1 to five in large print, braille, raised lines. I used neon colors because of the cortical blindness.
On each side of the container is the number five represented in different ways. I used neon green duct tape to make a print numeral five on one side. Doll crafting wiggle eyes were used on another side to make a large braille numeral five. On another side I used five neon orange labeling dots.
I also found some more of those little light-up squishy toys that can be used for another class.
All of the things pictured can be found at WalMart. The colored dot labels and the container can be found at both WalMart and Dollar General.
Later, I will post how the jingle bells came out.
I have been trying to work on a Classroom Suites activity that is conducive to switch use and a video to paste on TeacherTube, however, with no desk I have to go to another site, at the AT department, where the program is installed to do that. Lately when I get to go there it's to use their computers for paper work. I'm determined to complete a CRS activity before February.
Until next time, keep praying for my kids and for me and I'll keep praying for all of you and yours!
~K
Monday, November 12, 2012
Dayglo counting cards for my severe profound kids...
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Dayglo counting cards for my severe profound kids...
Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/
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Friday, November 9, 2012
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