In April, the Perkins
School for the Blind launched a brand new social media and public relations campaign to promote the inclusion of those who are blind and have low vision. The campaign, Blind New World follows a
nation-wide survey conducted by the school that “revealed the four barriers to
blind inclusion: discomfort, pity, fear and stigma.” The study also found that 80
percent of respondents feel sorry for those who are blind, 74 percent believe
they could not be happy if they lost their sight and more than half don’t feel
comfortable when in the presence of someone who is blind.
Ironically, campaign advocates insist that thanks to
educational opportunities and technological advances, “there has never been a
better time to be blind.” According to Blind New World, “The biggest obstacle
isn’t blindness. It’s a world that can’t see beyond it.”
Inspired by Corinne Grousbeck, chair of the Perkins School’s board and the mother of
a student at the school, the campaign aims to “break the barriers to inclusion
and connection, and to prepare the world to embrace today’s highly capable
blind population.”
Enabling
Devices offers a wide range of toys, adaptable technologies and other tools
to help children and adults with blindness, low vision or complex sensory and
communication needs to be fully engaged in the world. Here are some of our most popular products:
Specially designed for the visually impaired, this activity
center teaches cause and effect, provides tactile stimulation, encourages
physical movement, improves auditory memory, teaches sequencing, color and
shape recognition and plays music. This learning toy can be used in games such
as I Spy, Simon Says, Seek and Find and Memory Game.
Teach blind or visually impaired learners to recognize,
match and name shapes using eight colorful tactile pieces with braille
markings. This toy also teaches hand-eye coordination, fine motor and
perceptive skills.
Ideal for people who are totally blind or dual sensory
impaired. This communicator stores six messages on six levels for a total of 36
six-second messages. The user can touch one of six removable tactile symbols to
communicate his needs. Included are tactile symbols that alert caregivers or
therapists when the user needs to use the bathroom, is hungry, thirsty,
finished or when something is wrong.
This bestselling item helps users to communicate through their
recognition of texture. With six levels for a total of 36 seven-second messages,
this communicator also has adjustable activation time.
This switch uses bright yellow lights, vibration and music
to help those with low vision find it.
Your child will be busy all day long playing games like
chess, tic tac toe, UNO Monopoly, Scrabble and more!
The whole kit and caboodle includes toys, games, learning
tools, communicators and switches
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