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Videos and Books about Kids Who Have Difficulty Seeing

Here are a few videos and books about kids who have difficulty seeing.  Ask your parents or teachers if you can get these to watch or read. 

The Miracle Worker (1962) (video)
Rated NR
Story of Helen Keller as a child growing up with her teacher.

The Color of Paradise
A blind 8 year old boy lives at an institution for the blind in
Teheran.

Do You Remember the Color Blue? And Other Questions Kids Ask about Blindness (book)
by Sally Hobart Alexander, J. Davis (Editor), J. Carey (Editor)
Reading Level:  Ages 9 to 12

Sally Hobart Alexander lost her sight to disease at the age of 26. A writer, she also speaks to groups, and especially to young people, about her blindness.

The Secret Code (Rookie Readers) (book)
by Dana Meachen Rau, Bari Weissman (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4 to 8

A book for young children to understand Braille.

Can You Feel the Thunder
by Lynn E. McElfresh
Reading level: Ages 9 to 12

Seventh-grader Mic's older sister, Stephanie, is deaf and blind, and he's become acutely sensitive to the funny sounds she makes, how sloppily she eats, and how much of the family's attention seems to go to her.
 

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Check Out Your Own Environment...

Look around your school to see how many barriers need to be changed to help students who have difficulty seeing have more access.  Answer the questions below.  If you cannot answer "yes" to both of these questions, students who have difficulty seeing may not have the same opportunities as students without disabilities. 

1. Can students who can't see use the computers in your school?
2. Does your school have Braille symbols on elevators, bathroom doors, and other places where information is needed? 

If you didn't answer "yes" to both questions, tell your teacher about the book listed below.

When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom.
This book is a resource for regular classroom teachers working with the special needs of blind or visually impaired students. The guide provides information on students' abilities and needs, resources and educational team members, federal special education requirements, and technology and materials used by students.

Click here to get ordering information

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Learn how the eye works

Click here to learn how your eye works and why kids sometimes need to wear glasses.

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Date: September 28, 2006
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities