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Utilizing Salient Features

August 7, 2016 by Meg Gilbert Leave a Comment

Utilizing Salient Features

Salient features are noticeable aspects that help the brain categorize incoming information. Think of an elephant. What consistently stands out across multiple images of an elephant so that we are able to recognize it? We usually think of an elephant as having gray skin, four thick legs, a long trunk, and big round ears. These are […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: anchor, bottle, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, red, salient features, tap-n-see zoo

Backyard Bubble Fun

July 11, 2016 by Meg Gilbert Leave a Comment

Backyard Bubble Fun

Every year, as the weather warms up, we start coming up with ways to make our backyard more accessible for Little Bear. We have discovered that he LOVES bubbles. Visually, bubbles can offer movement and shininess, both of which often appeal to kids with CVI. Certain brands of bubble solution also seem to increase the […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: bubble machine, bubbles, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, gifts, movement, summer, switch, switch-adapted toys, Vision

True or False: The Vision of a Child with CVI Changes Constantly

August 18, 2014 by aubri Leave a Comment

True or False: The Vision of a Child with CVI Changes Constantly

There are many misconceptions surrounding cortical visual impairment (CVI). One of these is the idea that the vision of a child with CVI is constantly changing.

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, dr. roman, myth, Vision

Is Black and White Best for Kids with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)?

July 16, 2014 by aubri Leave a Comment

Is Black and White Best for Kids with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)?

In a recent contest we held on Facebook, we asked our fans to answer the following question: What do children with cortical visual impairment see best? Here are the results:   20% of our participants answered that black and white images are best. In fact, we very often come across the notion that using black and […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: black and white, color, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, misconceptions, red, Vision, yellow

Announcing our Third iPad Grant Recipient

June 27, 2014 by Andrei Leave a Comment

Announcing our Third iPad Grant Recipient

Our most recent iPad Grant for children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) took place in May of this year. We were thrilled to award the package to Allan and his family. Allan received: A 16GB iPad with Retina Display, a copy of our CVI-specific app: Tap-n-See Now, and a copy of our book about CVI: […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, ipad

Little Bear’s Christmas List

December 19, 2013 by Andrei Leave a Comment

Little Bear’s Christmas List

We’ve been having a great conversation over at our Facebook page about gift ideas for kids with CVI.  We know how tough it can be to find good gifts, but this year we’ve gotten some excellent ideas from all of you!  So, after much consideration, here is the final list of what we decided on […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: cerebral palsy, christmas, cvi, dark room, enabling devices, facebook, gift, glitter, toys, visual stimulation, wheelchairs

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About Little Bear Sees

On May 21, 2010, Lukas Timothy Tallent was born. He was born with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), … Read More…

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Children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) can learn to see, their vision can get better! As parents of a … Read more...

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