#HereToHelp Resources for Families and Caregivers
Supporting Skills for Access and Participation
The following resources, designed for educators and families, provide support to create accessible learning environments, as well as a variety of academic supports for those with learning differences.
| Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults courses | Discover free, online training modules from the Hellen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults. |
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| Paths to Literacy - ExCEL Virtual Expanded Core Education Learning Academy for Students with Visual Impairments | Explore daily lessons for students with visual impairments from Paths to Literacy, American Printing House for the Blind, and CalState University. |
| Cane Songs | The Perkins School for the Blind explores using a song's rhythm and the words to help motivate students. |
| OCDEB facebook page | The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education shares activities for learning for visual impairments, hard of hearing, and deafblind. |
| Working Together to Support Students with Visual Impairments to Access Curriculum | The Perkins School for the Blind offers ideas on how to connect students and their families to volunteers who want to provide support during this time of need. |
| Coffee Hour with TSBVI | Join the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a coffee hour to help everyone with online learning. |
| Dice Games | Didax offers free activity books for families to play together. The games are suitable for grades K-8, and easily adaptable for visually impaired students, that cover a wide variety of math topics. |
| CVI Friendly Stories | Check out this collection of Cortial Visual Impairment (CVI) friendly preschool stories. |
| Aira | Aira is an app-based service that connects blind and low-vision people to highly trained, remotely-located agents. Through the end of May 2020, Aira is offering free access to any college student. |
| Freedom Scientific: Jaws, ZoomText, Fusion | Working from home until the end of June? Check out free access to Jaws, ZoomText, and Fusion. |
| At Home with APH | Check out these fun activities and virtual educational opportunities for learners of all ages from the American Printing House for the Blind. |
| MathTrax | MaxTrax is offering a free NASA-developed graphing tool for middle school and high school students who are blind or have visual impairments. |
| Take Control of Your Online Learning: Tips for Deaf College Students | Accommodations don't stop because students are now learning remotely. Explore strategies to take control of your online learning and set yourself up for success. |
| Let the Games Begin: AAC Games the Whole Family Can Play | Looking for fun games for the whole family? Check out these games that can be played with other AAC users over social media. |
| Assistive Technology That's Built into Mobile Devices | This short article explores built-in accessibility features on Apple and Android devices for reading, writing, motor access, and attention access supports. |
| Distance Learning AT Supports | Explore this crowd-sourced collection of FAQs and resources that support Assistive Technology (AT) users. |