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DeafBlind Awareness Month: “What Did You Say About Frogs”?: Deafblindness, An Incomplete Introduction 

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: deafblindness , multiple disabilities , Personal Reflections , Readers Want to Know
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Editor’s note: Are you an individual who is DeafBlind or interested in learning about deafblindness? George Stern, a deafblind Afro-Caribbean immigrant who’s interested in all things food, linguistic, and social justice, shares his perspective on living with deafblindess.    Several lifetimes ago, during my long and illustrious career as the best class project ever (I routinely … Continued

Braille Literacy Month: Emergent Literacy for Individuals Who Are Blind or Deafblind

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: activities , Braille , communication , homeschooling , literacy , multiple disabilities , parenting , Personal Reflections
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Have you ever thought about how people learn? As I have written on previously (for instance, in the blog Explore an Orchard with Your Child Who Is Blind or Visually Impaired), and as you have no doubt witnessed in your own learning endeavors and when teaching your child(ren), individuals learn when they are able to make connections.  People aren’t blank slates on which we simply download or impart information; individuals understand concepts … Continued