Attention Educators and Parents take a look at these fantastic links for the latest up to date curricular from the Texas School for the Blind; a leader in research and advancement of education for persons living with a visually impaired!
This first link provides the roadway into 36 Independent Living Skills Resources
http://www.tsbvi.edu/recc/ils.htm#ils36
Below I have highlighted my “picks” for great links from the list of 36 resources
http://www.tsbvi.edu/recc/ils.htm
This link you will find a curriculum with adaptations for students who are visually impaired to develop independent living skills. There are a multitude of resources for educators and parents embedded within this link.
http://www.tsbvi.edu/publications/il.htm
The next link is geared towards a curriculum for students with visually impairments with multiple disabilities; again, another great link with resources for educators and parents.
http://www.tsbvi.edu/publications/bs.htm
This link provides a manual for independent cooking skills, safety and accessing recipes for the visually impaired.
http://www.tsbvi.edu/bib/independ.htm
And, last but not least a neat book recommended by the Texas school.
Book - Foundations of Education: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youths with Visual Impairments by A. J. Koenig and M.C. Holbrook (Eds.), - “This chapter Independent Living Skills is devoted to explaining modifications and techniques needed to teach independent living skills to visually impaired students” statement retrieved February 22, 2009 from www.tsbvi.edu/publications
Be sure to check out all the great links the
The 36 independent living skills resources is fantastic. The “Hey! What's cooking? A Kitchen Curriculum for the Parents of Visually Impaired Children” section was very informative. I worked in a group home environment for several years and a great deal of emphasis was placed on independent skills and meal preparation. This is a helpful tool for parents and others who work with individuals with visual impairments. I will pass this link along to some of my co-workers. Also, so many publications on a wide variety of topics can be ordered on this web site. Some can even be downloaded. This is great for parents and others.
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