Search results
Showing 181-195 of 322 results
National Braille Press is All About Braille
We support a lifetime of opportunity for blind children through braille literacy, and provides access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs.
Who We Are
NBP empowers the blind and visually impaired with programs, materials, and technology supporting braille literacy and learning through touch.
ReadBooks! Program: Info for Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Jump to "How to Order a Bag"
ReadBooks! Program: Information for Educators
Jump to "How to Order a Bag"
Science and Technology
"Implicitly or otherwise, the educational system has diminished expectations of the blind. If science is hard for me, a sighted adult might reason, it must be doubly hard for a blind person."
Support Readbooks!
Reading is the first step toward literacy. ReadBooks! Because Braille Matters encourages families to consider braille at the earliest possible age and to read print/braille books together at home. Braille is the only independent means of reading and writing for a child who cannot see.
Programs Promoting Braille Literacy
See also: Our focus on Science and Technology education.
Describe Iggy Peck, Architect Pictures
Blind kids benefit from picture descriptions every bit as much as sighted kids do from seeing the pictures. Don't forget to share these picture descriptions, written by a descriptive audio expert, especially for Great Expectations!
How a Blind Architect Designs
Chris Downey, a blind architect in San Francisco, views architecture and design as a multi-sensory experience. He explains his refreshing perspective on TED Talk.
Dad's 8 LEGO Tips
In this video, Mark Riccobono, who is blind and President of the National Federation of the Blind, spends some quality time with his son, Austin, who is sighted. Together they share a common LEGO language they developed that enables them to build anything they want together!
Tallest Tower Activity
Building is fun and a little competition makes it even more fun!