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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 […]

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The Myth of Cortical Blindness

April 9, 2014 by aubri Leave a Comment

Over and over again, we hear stories about kids being diagnosed with cortical blindness. Unfortunately, parents don’t always know any different and, having been told their child is blind, they give up on finding ways to help improve vision! According to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, “Cortical blindness is an older term […]

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Best Books for Kids with CVI

March 5, 2014 by aubri 6 Comments

Books can be difficult for kids with CVI. Two dimensional materials are always harder and they are often too visually busy. We’ve found some great ones that Little Bear loves, though! Here are some favorites that are visually simple and include highly saturated colors: So Big! (Honestly, can you ever go wrong with Elmo?) That’s […]

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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

iPad App Released: My Talking Picture Board

December 17, 2012 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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 […]

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A CVI Christmas List

December 16, 2012 by Andrei 3 Comments

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 […]

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Second Little Bear Sees iPad giveaway

November 15, 2012 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Colorful Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids with CVI

November 12, 2012 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: big bird, christmas, elmo, gifts, holidays, pink, red, yellow

Little Bear Gives: iPads for Families in Need

July 15, 2012 by Andrei Leave a Comment

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 […]

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