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Is Black and White Best for Kids with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)?

July 16, 2014 by aubri 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: black and white, color, Cortical Visual Impairment, cvi, misconceptions, red, Vision, yellow

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

Visit the aquarium

January 13, 2012 by Andrei Leave a Comment

We are always looking for places we can take Lukas that he will enjoy and that will allow him to use his vision. The zoo isn’t very interesting to him because most of the animals are too far away for him to see.  We have discovered, however, that he LOVES the aquarium.  This makes sense […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: aquarium, blue, fish, light, yellow

Light sticks

November 13, 2011 by Andrei Leave a Comment

Glow sticks are great for kids with CVI. They provide an easy source of color and light. We prefer the Life Gear glow sticks that can be found in many home improvement, hardware stores and discount stores. These are small stick lights which come in red, yellow, green, blue, pink and other colors. They can […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: blue, glow sticks, green, light, pink, red, yellow

Incorporating Movement

November 13, 2011 by Andrei Leave a Comment

You can get many inexpensive brightly colored and shiny objects from dollar stores and party stores. For example, Little Bear especially loves sparkly red or yellow Mylar balloons. These are great because they move easily with a slight breeze or a fan. He also enjoys holding them and watching them move when he moves his […]

Filed Under: CVI BLOG Tagged With: balloon, red, yellow

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