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Visually Impaired Preschool Services in Louisville, Kentucky has produced the following videos (from the Can Do! Series) |
| Making Friends: Social Skills and Play $44.95 Blindness can significantly impact a child's understanding of how to behave with others. This video looks at several areas of potential social difficulties for the blind child and shows parents how to help their child build the social skills that are keys to successful living in a sighted world. (10 minutes) |
| VIPS 1229 Garvin Place Louisville, KY 40203 Attn: Can Do Series 888-636-VIPS http://www.vips.org |
Child Development Media offers a number of videotapes that focus on a variety of topics. |
| Learning Through Play $150.00 This series presents useful suggestions for interacting with infants (birth through 18 months) who have special health care needs, are at risk for developmental problems, as well as typically developing infants. Parts I (19 minutes) and II (14 minutes) examine attachment and early communication skills. Parts III (22 minutes) and IV (15 minutes) focus on concept and cognitive development. (four-part series, 70 minutes total) |
| Child Development Media 5632 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 286 Van Nuys, CA 91401 818-994-0933 800-405-8942 http://www.childdevmedia.com/ |
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) offers several videos that focus on early intervention for children with visual impairment, including |
| Focused On: Teaching Social Skills to Visually Impaired Preschoolers Sharon Z. Sacks and Karen E. Wolffe $59.95 This video describes social development for children who have normal vision and provides many examples of how a visual impairment may impede social development. Strategies for promoting social development with family members, peers, and adults are provided for infants, preschoolers, and early elementary aged children. |
| American Foundation for the Blind Customer Service P O Box 1020 Sewickley, PA 15142 800-232-3044 http://www.afb.org/ |
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