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Little Bear Turns Ten!

June 3, 2020 by Andrei 2 Comments

Can you believe our Little Bear is TEN years old?! As we approached a decade of caring for a child with multiple disabilities, we started thinking about what we’ve learned and what we can share at this point on our journey. We are focusing on ways to breathe new life into Little Bear Sees and […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: Little Bear, Lukas, Update

DIY Display Wedge

January 10, 2017 by Andrei 1 Comment

Little Bear’s speech therapist recently made a display wedge that they use when they work on activities together. He can also use it to as an easel for coloring or working on art projects. It’s a great way to put a black background behind objects to make them easier to see. It’s very versatile and easy enough […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: activity board, art, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, display wedge, DIY, invisiboard

Reducing Visual Complexity in Books

September 10, 2016 by Andrei Leave a Comment

We’ve previously shared a list of books that we recommend for children with CVI because they are visually simple and include highly saturated colors. A couple of issues with books are that two dimensional images are more difficult to visually process than three-dimensional objects, and even simple books can sometimes be too visually busy, making […]

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Utilizing Salient Features

August 7, 2016 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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: CVI BLOG Tagged With: anchor, bottle, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, red, salient features, tap-n-see zoo

Backyard Bubble Fun

July 11, 2016 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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: CVI BLOG Tagged With: bubble machine, bubbles, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, gifts, movement, summer, switch, switch-adapted toys, Vision

Tap-n-See Now Upgrade Solution

February 22, 2015 by Andrei Leave a Comment

It has come to our attention that some of our app users have encountered an unfortunate problem after our last update of Tap-n-See Now in January, 2015. If you purchased the full version of Tap-n-See Now and now seem to be stuck in the lite version without full access to the features, there is a […]

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Announcing our Third iPad Grant Recipient

June 27, 2014 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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: CVI BLOG, News Tagged With: Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, ipad

Aquariums: A fun birthday activity for kids with CVI!

June 26, 2014 by Andrei Leave a Comment

Lukas recently turned 4 (Happy Birthday!) and it seems we have a new birthday tradition for our Little Bear! In a past article we discussed the appeal of aquariums to kids with cortical visual impairment (CVI). At the time, we were limited to the lovely, but small, Waikiki Aquarium as we were living in Honolulu. […]

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Announcing Our Third iPad Grant Cycle

April 11, 2014 by Andrei Leave a Comment

It’s been a long time in the making, but Little Bear Gives is excited to announce that our third CVI iPad package grant will take place in April of this year! The package includes: An iPad (current generation) A copy of our CVI-specific app: Tap-n-See Now*! A copy of our book about CVI: Little Bear […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG, News

Little Bear’s Christmas List

December 19, 2013 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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: CVI BLOG Tagged With: cerebral palsy, christmas, cvi, dark room, enabling devices, facebook, gift, glitter, toys, visual stimulation, wheelchairs

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