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    • Policy & Advocacy >
      • National Agenda
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    • Professional Support >
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      • Dealing with Challenges
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    • AT Resources >
      • VI AT Resources
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    • VI Referrals >
      • Vision Concerns
      • Vision Classifications
      • Referral Process
      • Eligibility Guidelines
      • Vision Therapy Controversy
      • When Student Doesn't Qualify
    • Medical Vision Exam >
      • Medical Vision Professionals
      • Medical Tests & Tools
      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Interpret the Eye Report
    • Visual Diagnosis >
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cerebral Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVLMA >
      • FVLMA Printables
      • What is the FVLMA
      • Environmental Observations
      • Student Observations
      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Low Vision Evaluations >
      • Low Vision Evaluation
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Optical Device Use
    • Other Evaluations >
      • O&M Evaluation
      • Psychological Impact
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Educational Assessments
      • Language Development
    • Service Plans >
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Schools for the Blind
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
      • Transition Plans
      • 504 Plans
    • Goals & Objectives >
      • IEP Printables
      • ECC Annual Needs
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Prioritizing IEP Goals
      • Compensatory Goals
      • Assistive Technology Goals
      • Social Skills Goals
      • Self Determination Goals
      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
  • Consult
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Collaboration >
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Modeling and Demonstration
      • Collaboration Strategies
      • Collaborative Teaming
      • Communication Strategies
      • Simulation Activities
      • Early Intervention Services
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Importance of Accessibility
      • Daily Schedule
      • Videos and Media
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Accessible Board Work
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Morning Meeting
      • Social Etiquette
      • Peer Interaction Tips
      • Functional Skills Curriculum
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Playground Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Label Classroom
      • Sensory Areas & Rooms
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Accessible Educational Materials
      • Create Accessible Content for BLVI
      • Document Accessibility
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
      • Large Print
      • Age Appropriate Materials
      • Sensory Input
    • Access Classes >
      • Language Arts
      • Math Adaptations
      • Science Adaptations
      • Social Studies Adaptations
    • Family Resources >
      • US Government Agencies
      • State SpEd Agencies
      • Online Family Resources
      • Support Networks
      • Financial Assistance
      • Parent Resource Books
      • Grief & Suffering Resources
      • VI Consumer Organizations
      • Summer Reading (braille)
      • Obtaining Braille Books
      • Toy Selection
      • Obtaining an iPad
  • Teach
    • Premium Printables
    • Teaching Strategies >
      • ECC Overview
      • Individualize Instruction
      • Pacing Instruction
      • Build on Prior Experiences
      • Building Trust
      • Prompt Hierarchy
      • Ensure Success
      • Challenging Behaviors
      • Student Aggression
      • Hand Under Hand Support
      • Virtual Instruction
      • Modeling & Demonstration
    • Compensatory Skills >
      • Concept Development >
        • Developing Concepts
        • Identify Body Parts & Relationships
        • Body Awareness
        • Environmental Awareness
        • Spatial Awareness
        • Object Awareness
        • Object Exploration
        • Object Identification >
          • Interactive Object Boards
          • Interactive Lap Mats
        • Object Comparison
        • Match Objects
        • Object Characteristics
        • Time Concepts
        • Quantity and Number Concepts
        • Color Concepts
        • Weather Concepts
        • Action and Motion
        • Spatial Understanding
        • Identification Apps
      • Alternative Communication >
        • Intentional Movement
        • Switch Access
        • Cause & Effect Apps
        • Sound Making Apps
        • Transition Between Activities
        • Arrival & Departure Routines
        • Dynamic Learning Circle
        • Individual Schedules
        • Anticipation Schedules
        • Cues and Prompts
        • Using Routines
        • Role Enrichment
      • Emergent Literacy >
        • Supporting Emergent Literacy
        • Select Reading Materials
        • Read Aloud
        • Read to Me Story Apps
        • Apps for Early Learning
        • Creating Tactile Books & Book Bags
        • Awareness of Environmental Print/Braille
        • Developing Book Sense
      • Beginning Braille >
        • Techniques to Read Braille
        • Alphabet Object Books
        • Early Braille Literacy
      • Braille Code >
        • Braille Cell Instruction
        • Sequential Braille Instruction
        • Braille Awareness
        • Braille Apps
      • Braille Fluency & Comprehension >
        • Reading Fluency
        • Reading Comprehension
        • Writing Activities
        • Evelyn Jane Stories
        • Braille Formatting
      • Braillewriter >
        • Using the Braillewriter
        • Braillewriter Repair
      • Slate & Stylus Basics
      • Nemeth Code Instruction
      • Tactile Graphics >
        • Match 3D to 2D
        • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
        • Methods of Creating Tactile Graphics
        • Tactile Graphics Instruction
        • Tactile Graphics Activities
        • Tactile Graphics Technology
        • Taste Test Charts
        • Caseload Polls
      • Print Concepts >
        • Signature & Dates
        • Handwriting
      • Abacus >
        • Cranmer Abacus
        • Abacus Basics
        • Set and Clear on Abacus
        • Add & Subtract on Abacus
        • Thematic Word Problems
      • Organize >
        • Where Does It Belong?
        • Organize School Supplies
        • Personal Belongings
        • Organize Homework Space
        • Lockers and Cubbies
        • Labeling and Filing Materials
        • Organize Office Supplies
        • Address and Phone Directory
        • Organizing Notebooks
      • Study Skills >
        • Book Lists
        • Locate Library Books
        • Research
        • Study Skills Instruction
        • Study Habits
        • Identify Pertinent Information
        • Note Taking Apps
      • Time Management >
        • Time Management Instruction
        • Ready on Time
        • School Schedules
        • Keep Track of Time
        • Appointments and Schedules
        • Complete Assignments on Time
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Auditory Efficiency >
        • Auditory Readiness Activities
        • Derive Meaning from Sounds
      • Listening Skills >
        • Listening Skills Instruction
        • Listening Activities
        • Tips to Recall Facts
        • Attend to Speaker
        • Listening Comprehension
      • Visual Efficiency >
        • Visual Efficiency Instruction
        • Encourage Use of Vision
        • DIY Vision Materials for Complex Needs
        • Lightbox Use
        • CVI Activities
        • Visually Attend
        • Shift Gaze
        • Visual Tracking
        • Visual Discrimination
        • Visual Matching Activities
        • Visual Search & Scan
        • Sequence Activities
        • Visual Motor Activities
        • Visual Association
        • Visual Memory
        • Figure Ground
        • Visual Closure
        • Lunch Assembly Patterns
        • Vision Skills Apps
      • Optical Device Use >
        • Near Optical Device Instruction
        • Near Magnification Activities
        • Distance Magnifier Instruction
        • Distance Magnifier Activities
        • Magnifier Apps
      • Tactile Readiness >
        • Stages of Tactual Exploration
        • Tactile Exploration
        • DIY Tactile Materials for Complex Needs
        • Sensory Table
        • Tactile Discrimination Box
        • Texture Awareness & Comparison
        • Building Tactile Discrimination
        • Fine Motor Activities
        • Developing Skillful Hands
    • Assistive Technology >
      • AT Overview >
        • VI AT Printables
        • VI Assistive Technology
        • AT Assessment
        • AT Instruction
      • AT Use & Maintenance >
        • Care for AT Tools
        • Store and Retrieve AT
        • Locating AT
        • Change Batteries
        • When Technology Fails
        • Troubleshoot AT
      • Braille AT >
        • Braille Technology
        • Braille Notetakers
        • Braille Notetaker Instruction
        • Chameleon Notetaker
      • iOS Instruction >
        • iPads as Instructional Tools
        • iOS Accessibility Resources
        • Making the iOS Device Accessible
        • iOS and Notetaker
        • VoiceOver
      • Audio Access >
        • Auditory Access Devices
        • Accessing Audio Books
      • Video Magnifiers >
        • Video Magnifier Features
        • Video Magnifier Instruction
        • Video Magnifier Activities
      • Basic Computer Use >
        • Keyboarding Instruction
        • Editing Practice
      • Computer Access >
        • Screen Magnification & Readers
        • Screen Readers
        • NVDA Screen Reader
        • Jaws Screen Reader
        • Screen Reader Courtesy
      • Productivity >
        • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
        • Word Processing and Shortcuts
        • Writing Efficiency with Technology
    • Social Skills >
      • Social Skill Basics
      • Non-Verbal Skills >
        • Nonverbal Communication
        • Body Orientation & Facing Person
        • Body Posture
        • Facial Expressions
        • Mannerisms & Behavior
        • Body Language & Appearance
        • Personal Space
        • "I" Message When Upset
        • Social Norms & Etiquette
      • Communicate >
        • Positive Interactions
        • Use Verbal & Nonverbal Cues
        • Respond to Feedback
        • Conversation Skills
        • Interview a Professional
        • People at School Activity
        • Give & Receive Compliments
        • Apps for Communication
      • Cooperative & Workplace Skills >
        • Politely Saying No
        • Workplace Social Skills
      • Identity & Self-Awareness >
        • Values & Priorities
        • Emotional Awareness
        • Recognize & Discriminate Emotions
        • Social Media
      • Interactions & Relationships >
        • Building Friendships & True Friends
        • Social Interactions
        • Courteous Behavior
        • Age Etiquette
        • Adult Interaction Strategies
        • Remembering Names
        • Icebreakers & Mixers
        • Expand Social Network
      • Managing Challenges & Safety >
        • Being Bullied or Teased
        • Cyberbullying
        • Appropriate Touch
        • Gift Receiving Etiquette
        • Wrapping a Gift
    • Self Determination >
      • Self Determination Skills
      • Relatable Books for All Ages >
        • Children's Books
        • Young Reader Books
        • Books about Guides Dog
        • Teen & Young Adult Books
        • Non-Fiction Books
      • Self Concept & Identity >
        • Self Concept
        • Unique Body Characteristics
        • Body Image & Acceptance
        • Physical Characteristics
      • Goal Setting & Decision Making >
        • Making Personal Goals
        • Disclosure Decision
        • Requesting Help
        • Coping with Change
        • My Circle of Support
        • Personal Responsibility
      • Advocacy & Community Involvement >
        • Advocate for Safe Enviroments
        • Political Activism
        • Laws Regarding Persons with Disabilities
        • My Data Collection
      • Confidence & Emotional Management >
        • Fighting Fears
        • Having Picture Taken
    • Independent Living >
      • Personal Care >
        • Medication Adaptations
        • Bathroom Adaptations
        • Shower & Bath Safety
        • Hair Care & Styling
        • ​Nail Care
      • Hygiene >
        • Oral Hygiene
        • Proper Handwashing
        • Face Washing
        • Hygiene & Grooming Instruction
        • Nose Hygiene
        • Deodorant Use
        • Hair Removal
        • Cosmetics
      • Personal Health >
        • Medical History
        • Aging Eyes
        • Accidents & First Aid
        • First Aid Kits
      • Mealtime Skills >
        • Locate Food on Plate
        • Eating Tacos
        • Eating Hot Dogs
        • Eating Spaghetti
        • Eating Ice Cream Cones
        • Serve Own Food at Table
        • Pouring Drinks
        • Unwrap Food
        • Mealtime Independence
        • Apply Condiments to Food
        • Safely Cut Food
        • Eating & Table Manners
        • Eat in Cafeteria
        • Dining at Restaurants
      • Food Preparation >
        • Opening Containers
        • Pour from Containers
        • Prepare Fruits and Vegetables
        • Prepare Snacks
        • Prepare Cold Drinks
        • Prepare Hot Drinks
        • Prepare Cold Cereal
        • Prepare Toast
        • Make a Sandwich
        • Plan a Simple Meal
        • Store & Label Groceries
        • Oven, Stove, & Microwave Cooking
        • Measure & Pour
        • Cut, Slice & Peel
        • Meal Preparation
        • Lunch Container Use
        • Planning a Menu
        • Recipe Activities
        • Determine if Food is Done
      • Household Skills Maintenance >
        • Home & School Chores
        • Cleaning Tables & Counters
        • Washing Dishes
        • Manage and Empty Trash
        • Clean Floors
        • Dusting
        • Tool Use
        • Loading Dishwasher
        • Cleaning Products
        • Operate Climate Control
        • Making a Bed
        • Changing Sheets
      • Clothing Management >
        • Dressing Skills
        • Clothing Identification
        • Dresser Drawer Organization
        • Closet Organization
        • Laundry
        • Job Interview Clothing Selection
        • Shoe Selection & Care
        • Dressing Up
        • Hang Clothes on Hanger
        • Fold Clothes
        • Iron Clothes
      • Money & Budget >
        • Money Identification
        • Money Management
        • Payment Methods
        • Use ATM Machine
        • Buying or Packing Lunch
        • Paying with Checks
        • Interpret a Warranty
        • Vending Machine Purchase
        • Housing Decisions
        • Differences in Homes
      • Shopping & Consumerism >
        • Grocery Shopping
        • Expiration Dates
        • Shopping
        • Compare Price/Quality
        • Convenience Stores
        • Retail Stores
        • Drug Stores
        • Supermarkets
        • Post Office
        • Envelope Use
        • Personal Shoppers
      • Phone Use >
        • Telephone Use
        • Emergencies and 9-1-1
      • Safety & Emergency Preparedness >
        • General Home Safety
        • Emergency Personnel
        • Emergency Color Codes
        • Evacuations
        • Shelter in Place
        • Lockdown Procedures
        • Weather Safety
        • Poor Air Quality
        • Internet Safety
        • Create Lock Board
      • Service & Community Resources >
        • Vocational Rehabilitation Services
        • Consumer VI Organizations
        • Libraries for the Blind
        • Service Agencies
        • Access VI Resources
    • Orientation & Mobility Instruction >
      • Orientation Foundations >
        • Orientation to School
        • Environment Concepts
        • School Tour Sequence
      • Mobility Skill Development >
        • Basic Mobility Skills
        • Guide Techniques
        • Community Based Instruction
      • Travel Independence & Transportation >
        • Transportation Options
        • Being a Non-Driver
        • Drivers Education for Non Drivers
        • Bioptic Driving
        • Types of Roadways
        • Travel Skills
      • Specialized Travel >
        • Guide Dogs
        • Navigation & Location Apps
    • Recreation & Leisure >
      • Recreation & Leisure Basics >
        • Recreation & Leisure Overview
        • Rec and Leisure Survey
        • Get Involved at School
        • School Clubs
      • Games >
        • Rainy Day Activities
        • Play with Toys
        • Block Play
        • Card and Board Game Adaptations
        • Transcribe Playing Cards
        • Video Games
      • Music >
        • Music
        • Music & Movement
        • Orchestra
        • Marching Band
      • Visual Arts >
        • Art Adaptations
        • Arts and Crafts
        • Gardening
      • Theatre >
        • Dramatic Play
        • Dance
      • Entertainment >
        • Attending Concerts
        • Attending Movies
        • Visiting Museums
        • Attending Slumber Parties
        • Attending Parties
      • Recreation >
        • Summer Outdoor Activities
        • Adapted Recreation Equipment
        • Bowling
        • Walk & Run Adaptations
        • Accessible Pedometers
        • Lifelong Exercise
        • Camps for VI
      • Sports >
        • VI Sports Associations
        • PE Adaptations
    • Career & Vocation >
      • Career & Vocational Overview
      • Personal Knowledge >
        • My Vision Presentation
        • My Visual Needs Packet
        • My Self-Description
        • My Values and Priorities
        • Create a Personal Data Sheet
        • Interviews
        • Work Behaviors
        • Resumes
        • Cover Letters
      • Job Awareness / Experiences >
        • Interest and Aptitude Awareness
        • Classroom Jobs
        • Career Exploration
        • Receive Payment for Services
        • Rules for Jobs
        • Company Research
        • Finding Job Leads
        • Dream Job Analysis
        • Practice Job Skills in Classroom
        • College & Career Prep
      • Maintain Job >
        • Responsibility & Independence
        • Following School Rules
        • Review IEP & Assess Self
        • Gain Work Related Skills
        • Address Employer Concerns
        • Maintain Employment
        • Networking & Connections
  • Grow
    • Complete Set Bonus >
      • ECC Bonus Printables
      • ECC Song Playlists
      • Job Task Boxes
    • Interactive Activities >
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Interactive Choice Making Activities
    • Recorded Presentations >
      • Itinerant Teaching Strategies
      • Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI
      • Developing SMARTER Goals
      • Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT
      • Accommodations for VI
      • Selecting the Right AT
      • Conducting a FVLMA
      • Foundations of Teaching the ECC in the Age of Virtual Instruction
      • The Art of Teaching the ECC
      • Using Themes to Teach the ECC
      • MIMO Strategies & Activities
      • Activities to Teach the ECC
      • SIDPID Strategies & Activities
      • Standard Course of Study Strategies & Activities
      • Job Tasks for Job, Career & Life
    • Lesson Planning >
      • Teaching the ECC
      • Teaching in Thematic Units
      • Incorporate IEP Goals
      • Unit Preparation Tips
      • Preparation
      • Material Preparation
      • Lesson Delivery
      • Community Based Experiences
    • Units
    • Beginning of Year Units >
      • Back to School Unit
      • Self and Identity Unit
      • Birthdays and Aging Unit
      • Jobs and Employment Unit
      • Pets and Service Animals Unit
      • Family and Genealogy Unit
      • Root to Fruit
      • Home Maintenance Unit
      • Visual Arts Unit
    • Fall Units >
      • Autumn Unit
      • Vegetables, Crops, and Farms Unit
      • Evening and Night >
        • The Night Sky
        • Shadows
        • Night Sounds
      • Politics, Voting, and Advocacy Unit
      • Grocery Store Unit
      • Meal Preparation and Hosting Unit
      • Shopping Unit
      • Clothing Care Unit
      • Music and Theatre Unit
    • Winter Units >
      • Clocks and Time Unit
      • Games Puzzles Indoor Fun Unit
      • Healthy Habits Unit
      • Winter & Evergreens Unit
      • Cold and Flu Season Unit
      • Adapted Sports Unit
      • Friendship Unit
      • Restaurants Unit
      • Weather and Preparedness Unit
    • Spring Units >
      • Stay Safe Unit
      • Communication Unit
      • Hygiene and Grooming Unit
      • Springtime and Gardening Unit
      • Cleaning and Home Care Unit
      • Transportation Unit
      • The Great Outdoors Unit
      • Vacations and Travel Unit
      • Graduation and Life Changes Unit
    • Holiday Units >
      • Costumes & Candy Unit
      • Christmas & Gift Giving Unit
      • Easter Unit
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    • ECC Instructional Resources >
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      • Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency
      • Task Box Activities
      • Vocabulary Cards & Checklists
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Evelyn Jane Short Stories
      • Just Joking Around
    • Job Postings
    • Recorded Presentations
  • Jobs
    • Post a Job
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  • Basics
    • History of VI >
      • Timeline of VI
      • Biblical Passages Concerning Blindness
      • Notable People
      • Helen Keller
      • History of Braillewriters
      • APH Museum
    • Vision Professionals >
      • Professional Preparation Programs
      • Become a Vision Professional
      • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
      • Orientation & Mobility Specialist
      • Low Vision Specialist
      • Rehabilitation Specialists
      • CATIS
      • Paraprofessionals
      • Braille Transcriber
      • Leaders & Legends
    • Professional Publications >
      • VI Resource Books
      • Journal Resources
    • Program Tools & Templates >
      • Program Printables
      • Year at a Glance
      • Caseload Analysis
      • Organization & Time Management
      • VI Program Handbook
    • Policy & Advocacy >
      • National Agenda
      • Legislation
      • IDEA and Vision
      • Federal Quota Funds
      • Deaf-Blind Child Count
    • Professional Support >
      • Itinerant Teaching Tips
      • Professional Development
      • Teacher Standards
      • Professional Ethics
      • APH Scholar Program
      • Professional Organizations
      • Certification Organizations
      • Dealing with Challenges
      • Awards & Recognition
    • AT Resources >
      • VI AT Resources
      • Vendors
  • Plan
    • VI Referrals >
      • Vision Concerns
      • Vision Classifications
      • Referral Process
      • Eligibility Guidelines
      • Vision Therapy Controversy
      • When Student Doesn't Qualify
    • Medical Vision Exam >
      • Medical Vision Professionals
      • Medical Tests & Tools
      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Interpret the Eye Report
    • Visual Diagnosis >
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cerebral Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVLMA >
      • FVLMA Printables
      • What is the FVLMA
      • Environmental Observations
      • Student Observations
      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Low Vision Evaluations >
      • Low Vision Evaluation
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Optical Device Use
    • Other Evaluations >
      • O&M Evaluation
      • Psychological Impact
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Educational Assessments
      • Language Development
    • Service Plans >
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Schools for the Blind
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
      • Transition Plans
      • 504 Plans
    • Goals & Objectives >
      • IEP Printables
      • ECC Annual Needs
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Prioritizing IEP Goals
      • Compensatory Goals
      • Assistive Technology Goals
      • Social Skills Goals
      • Self Determination Goals
      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
  • Consult
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Collaboration >
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Modeling and Demonstration
      • Collaboration Strategies
      • Collaborative Teaming
      • Communication Strategies
      • Simulation Activities
      • Early Intervention Services
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
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      • Basic Computer Use >
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    • Social Skills >
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    • Self Determination >
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      • Advocacy & Community Involvement >
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      • Confidence & Emotional Management >
        • Fighting Fears
        • Having Picture Taken
    • Independent Living >
      • Personal Care >
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        • Hair Care & Styling
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      • Hygiene >
        • Oral Hygiene
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      • Personal Health >
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      • Mealtime Skills >
        • Locate Food on Plate
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        • Mealtime Independence
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        • Eating & Table Manners
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      • Food Preparation >
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        • Prepare Cold Cereal
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      • Household Skills Maintenance >
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        • Cleaning Tables & Counters
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        • Operate Climate Control
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      • Clothing Management >
        • Dressing Skills
        • Clothing Identification
        • Dresser Drawer Organization
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        • Laundry
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        • Hang Clothes on Hanger
        • Fold Clothes
        • Iron Clothes
      • Money & Budget >
        • Money Identification
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        • Use ATM Machine
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        • Interpret a Warranty
        • Vending Machine Purchase
        • Housing Decisions
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      • Shopping & Consumerism >
        • Grocery Shopping
        • Expiration Dates
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        • Compare Price/Quality
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        • Retail Stores
        • Drug Stores
        • Supermarkets
        • Post Office
        • Envelope Use
        • Personal Shoppers
      • Phone Use >
        • Telephone Use
        • Emergencies and 9-1-1
      • Safety & Emergency Preparedness >
        • General Home Safety
        • Emergency Personnel
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        • Internet Safety
        • Create Lock Board
      • Service & Community Resources >
        • Vocational Rehabilitation Services
        • Consumer VI Organizations
        • Libraries for the Blind
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    • Orientation & Mobility Instruction >
      • Orientation Foundations >
        • Orientation to School
        • Environment Concepts
        • School Tour Sequence
      • Mobility Skill Development >
        • Basic Mobility Skills
        • Guide Techniques
        • Community Based Instruction
      • Travel Independence & Transportation >
        • Transportation Options
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      • Specialized Travel >
        • Guide Dogs
        • Navigation & Location Apps
    • Recreation & Leisure >
      • Recreation & Leisure Basics >
        • Recreation & Leisure Overview
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      • Games >
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      • Recreation >
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        • Accessible Pedometers
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      • Sports >
        • VI Sports Associations
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    • Career & Vocation >
      • Career & Vocational Overview
      • Personal Knowledge >
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        • Create a Personal Data Sheet
        • Interviews
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      • Job Awareness / Experiences >
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        • Career Exploration
        • Receive Payment for Services
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      • Maintain Job >
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      • Evening and Night >
        • The Night Sky
        • Shadows
        • Night Sounds
      • Politics, Voting, and Advocacy Unit
      • Grocery Store Unit
      • Meal Preparation and Hosting Unit
      • Shopping Unit
      • Clothing Care Unit
      • Music and Theatre Unit
    • Winter Units >
      • Clocks and Time Unit
      • Games Puzzles Indoor Fun Unit
      • Healthy Habits Unit
      • Winter & Evergreens Unit
      • Cold and Flu Season Unit
      • Adapted Sports Unit
      • Friendship Unit
      • Restaurants Unit
      • Weather and Preparedness Unit
    • Spring Units >
      • Stay Safe Unit
      • Communication Unit
      • Hygiene and Grooming Unit
      • Springtime and Gardening Unit
      • Cleaning and Home Care Unit
      • Transportation Unit
      • The Great Outdoors Unit
      • Vacations and Travel Unit
      • Graduation and Life Changes Unit
    • Holiday Units >
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      • Easter Unit
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