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 […]
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The Traveling Light Box
We’ve been doing quite a bit of traveling lately with our Little Bear, which has forced us to come up with some new ways to keep visual stimulation in his daily routine. Since it is impractical to travel with a light box, we began exploring apps that effectively turn our iPad into a mini light […]
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Resources
Below you will find a list of resources that have been invaluable to us in learning about CVI. We hope they will be useful to you as well! We are always looking for new resources to add to the page, so please let us know if there are resources you think belong on the list. […]
FAQ about cortical visual impairment (CVI)
What is CVI? According to Dr. Roman-Lantzy, “CVI is a term that may be used to describe a condition when a child or adult is visually unresponsive, but has a normal eye examination or an eye exam that cannot explain the individual’s significant lack of visual function.” CVI differs from other types of visual impairment […]
What to do for children with cortical visual impairment (CVI)
Opportunities to use vision should be incorporated into your child’s everyday life. For example, you might use a red bowl or plate for each meal. Adding a red ribbon to a bottle for younger children works well. You could also place a red object on or near the diaper changing table, car seat or wheelchair. […]