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Blind & Low Vision is a medical condition of the eyes that involves a severe impairment in vision, and is not corrected by glasses. An individual may be fully or partially visually impaired. Those who are functionally blind may be able to see light and darkness but not printed material.
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Tips & Strategies for Home:
Tips & Strategies for Home:
Use other media sources for delivering information e.g. voice file, recordings
Use physical models and concrete materials whenever possible to help your child understand concepts
Consistently keep items in predictable/predetermined areas e.g. scissors, writing utensils, paper, etc.
Find a work space for your child that has natural light without glare, is spacious, and is free from distraction.
Work with your child to ensure that font, size and spacing settings support their needs - larger, sans serif fonts with extra spacing are often beneficial.
Encourage your child to express his/her vision needs. If your child is experiencing visual fatigue, it may be beneficial to read to him/her or allow her/him to take a break.
Encourage your child to use the text to speech setting when completing reading tasks. The addition of audio will support visual learning.
For children who have difficulty tracking lines of print, the ScreenMask feature on Google Read & Write may be beneficial. For printed materials, children may benefit from using their finger or a ruler. For visually cluttered hard copy materials, encourage children to fold the paper so that only one question is visible at a time.
For children who have difficulty with contrast, a black felt tip marker or soft lead primary pencil may be beneficial.
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Learn about support and services for children who have been diagnosed with blindness or a visual impairment.
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Connect with other parents, guardians and family members of children and youth with vision loss, and get practical tips on parenting a child with vision loss.
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Located in the School of Optometry and Vision Science's Optometry Clinic, the Low Vision Clinic provides a comprehensive range of vision rehabilitation services,
Children with Special Needs
Get information about support for your child’s special needs related to their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, communication or behavioural development
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Canadian charitable organization and volunteer agency dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind or living with vision loss.
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Ontario Disability Support Program
Find information about income support, benefits for health costs and other disability supports from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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An alternative educational placement for blind, low vision and Deafblind students.
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