Is Black and White Best for Kids with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)?
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...
View ArticleMaking our Backyard More CVI Friendly
We’ve spent a lot of time this summer adapting our backyard to make it more interesting to our Little Bear with cortical visual impairment (CVI). After posting about it on Facebook and chatting with...
View ArticleTrue or False: The Vision of a Child with CVI Changes Constantly
There are many misconceptions surrounding cortical visual impairment (CVI). One of these, that we encounter frequently, is the idea that the vision of a child with CVI is constantly changing. We have...
View ArticleTap-n-See Now Upgrade Solution
It has come to our attention that some of our app users have encountered an unfortunate problem after our last update of Tap-n-See Now in January, 2015. If you purchased the full version of Tap-n-See...
View ArticleBackyard Bubble Fun
Every year, as the weather warms up, we start coming up with ways to make our backyard more accessible for Little Bear. We have discovered that he LOVES bubbles. Visually, bubbles can offer movement...
View ArticleUtilizing Salient Features
Salient features are noticeable aspects that help the brain categorize incoming information. Think of an elephant. What consistently stands out across multiple images of an elephant so that we are...
View ArticleReducing Visual Complexity in Books
We’ve previously shared a list of books that we recommend for children with CVI because they are visually simple and include highly saturated colors. A couple of issues with books are that two...
View ArticleDIY Display Wedge
Little Bear’s speech therapist recently made a display wedge that they use when they work on activities together. He can also use it to as an easel for coloring or working on art projects. It’s a great...
View ArticleLittle Bear Turns Ten!
Can you believe our Little Bear is TEN years old?! As we approached a decade of caring for a child with multiple disabilities, we started thinking about what we’ve learned and what we can share at...
View ArticleApp and group news from Little Bear Sees!
Our app, Tap-n-See Now, is back after being temporarily offline! Thanks to everyone who sent a message to let us know it wasn’t showing up in iTunes. We are also working on figuring out the best way...
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