VIPS provides in-home early intervention, center based programming, consultation and intervention in local preschool and daycare programs, outreach services, and parent education and support. It is a very logical system of reading and writing for persons who are blind. Anyone can learn braille, as this video demonstrates using a class of parents and teachers of children who are blind. The video features instruction in the braille alphabet and numbers, an introduction to the use of contractions in braille, and training in the use of the slate and stylus and braille writer for writing braille. Using high quality graphics to demonstrate braille symbols, it is a great tutorial for parents and teachers to get started in using braille with their children who are blind and to pursue self instruction at their own pace.
Package includes a slate and stylus along with print handbook.
One has been in a fully inclusive school placement while the other has attended a school for the blind. The video features candid interviews with parents, teachers, administrators, the children and their classmates, along with classroom footage demonstrating programs and teachers in action. Their inspirational stories demonstrate how child centered collaborations between administrators, teachers and parents have produced exceptional outcomes for all.