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 […]
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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: […]
Announcing Our Third iPad Grant Cycle
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 […]
The Myth of Cortical Blindness
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 […]
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 […]
Little Bear Sees: How Children with Cortical Visual Impairment Can Learn to See
Children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) can learn to see, their vision can get better! As parents of a child with CVI, we know how daunting it can be to raise a child with visual impairment. Little Bear Sees is the first book about CVI written by parents for parents. Book Description: Cortical visual impairment, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 may not be able to afford an iPad for a variety […]