Little Bear Sees and Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children proudly present their first collaborative app for those with cortical visual impairment (CVI). This innovative app allows the user to create two-dimensional object identification tasks using their own photos and voice. Though designed for students with CVI, this is a great app for parents or […]
A CVI Christmas List
We’ve finally managed to get all of our Christmas shopping done for Little Bear and wanted to share some of the great items we found that we think will be perfect for kids with CVI! Another parent shared with us this great website, where we found a number of excellent options for Lukas: www.hearthsong.com. As […]
Second Little Bear Sees iPad giveaway
It’s been a busy couple of months here at Little Bear Sees, and we have some very exciting things to announce! Our first ever Little Bear Gives CVI iPad package giveaway was a great success! We are happy to report we received almost fifty submissions! We were so touched by the many stories we read […]
Colorful Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids with CVI
As we’ve mentioned before, color is hugely important for kids with CVI. Unfortunately, it is a common misconception that because black and white is good for the early visual development of typically-developing kids, it must also be good for kids with CVI. While some kids with CVI are able to respond to black and white, […]
Little Bear Gives: iPads for Families in Need
We are proud to announce Little Bear Sees Foundation’s first project: Little Bear Gives. The focus of Little Bear Gives will be to provide CVI iPad packages to families in need who have children with CVI. A family at any income level may be considered for this project. The term “family in need” applies to any family who […]
The Importance of iPads for Children with CVI and How to Get One for Free!
We believe strongly in the power of the iPad to help those with cortical visual impairment (CVI) and we are certainly not alone! In fact, Dr. Muriel Saunders at the University of Kansas, has recently conducted research on just what an incredible tool the iPad can be in helping children with CVI. According to an […]
Favorite Apps for Children with CVI
On many websites, blogs and forums that we frequent, this is a common topic of conversation. Once you’ve got your iPad, you’ll want to know which apps will work best for your child. This is a tough question to answer since every child is different and certain apps may work better depending on what phase […]
CVI: Visions of Change Conference
As you know, last Friday and Saturday, June 15th and 16th, 2012, we attended the first cortical visual impairment (CVI) conference hosted by the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children! The conference was called CVI: Visions of Change and featured a lot of excellent information about CVI! There were also a number of tables set […]
Our CVI Book Has Finally Arrived!
We’ve waited 8 long months to be able to announce this: our book, Little Bear Sees: How Children with Cortical Visual Impairment Can Learn to See, is finally available! We got it done just in time to bring it with us to the CVI: Visions of Change conference we’ve been at for the last two […]
Wonderbaby.org to Give Away iPad
We are excited to announce that our friends at WonderBaby.org are giving away a special needs iPad package to one lucky family! The package includes: The NEW iPad (iPad 3) donated by Perkins School for the Blind A virtually indestructible GumDrop iPad Case The RadSounds switch-ready music app donated by RJ Cooper plus an RJ […]