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Playin’ with Pasta

For some reason, I started thinking about pasta recently.  Specifically, macaroni.  I remember the taste of dry macaroni as I sucked and chewed on it, putting the pasta beads on my yarn necklace in my mouth.  I remember making pasta … Continue reading

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USDE Publishes “Dear Colleague” Letter re: Braille Instruction

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, or listened to me rant in real life, you know these things: My son will be illiterate over my dead body. Braille is essential for him to be literate. People who think … Continue reading

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Free twin-vision books? Yes, please.

I just learned from Thomas Marshall Does It All that there is a new (as of 2011) program providing free twin-vision books to blind and visually impaired children.  The APH has partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to [expand] Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program … Continue reading

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Adventures in Reading: Roly-Poly Man

Roly-Poly Man is one of Peanut’s favorite books; I’m pretty sure he has it memorized.  It’s from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), which means it’s designed to be accessible for your blind/VI child, you can buy it … Continue reading

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The Braille Rap Song

I am listening to the Braille Rap Song as I type this.  Let me be perfectly honest:  it’s irritating as heck.  I could conceivably go insane from listening to it repeatedly.  However, I think Peanut will probably love it, particularly … Continue reading

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