Additional VI Resources
American Printing House (APH)
CareerConnect Links
APH CareerConnect professionals provides information on employment, explore careers, and assists with job searching for individuals with a visual impairment. APH CareerConnect provide information on the following topics.
- Transition to college program activity guide
- Transition to work program activity guide
- What is work
- Social skills
- Stress management
- Problem solving
- Money management
- Leadership training
- Assertiveness training
- Your employment story
- Using family connect to prepare your teen for transition
Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center
The Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center is an innovative, residential vocational rehabilitation training facility that serves adults who are legally blind by training them in skills to prepare for, find or retain employment The Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center is an innovative, residential vocational rehabilitation training facility that serves adults who are legally blind by training them in skills to prepare for, find or retain employment.
https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/criss-cole-rehabilitation-center-program-overview
Independent Living Skills
Individuals with a visual impairment require specialized instruction in daily living activities to promote independence in everyday activities.
- Counting money
- Reading menus
- Cooking tips
- Using assistive technology
- Making snacks
- Dressing
- Shopping
- Washing/folding clothes
https://mdelio.org/sites/default/files/documents/BVI/ECC/ILS/Five_Minute_ILS.pdf
https://www.wssb.wa.gov/welcome-to-wssb/services/video-clips/
Recreation and Leisure
Recreation and leisure allow individuals to participate in physical activities that enable individuals with a visual impairment to have fun, learn new hobbies, and live a healthier lifestyle. Examples of recreational activities for those individuals with a visual impairment can include the following and many more.
- Gardening
- Swimming
- Basketball
- Crocheting/knitting
- Reading
- Board games
- Singing
- Video games
- Acting
https://mdelio.org/sites/default/files/documents/BVI/ECC/ILS/Lessons/ILSAdaptingLeisureActivites.pdf