[blindkid] Low-Cost Book Recommendations

[DrV]

Hi Arielle,
As a start, there are a bunch of easy to understand free articles written
by Joe Cutter at www.blindchildren.org/ind%5Fmovement/.
Eric

On 10/15/11 4:13 PM, "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>I am on another listserv for parents of blind children and a mother
>recently posted that her 3-year-old daughter is unable to get more
>than a half-hour per week for blindness services (TVI and O&M
>combined) because her daughter has some usable vision (20/200) and the
>TVI thinks she doesn't really need services. The mom has already
>purchased a cane for her daughter, so I suggested she look at some of
>the books and articles by Joe Cutter and others about early childhood
>O&M and ways that parents can teach it themselves without relying on
>the school. I also referred her to the POBC division in her state (PA)
>and she has contacted them. However, she said that she was recently
>laid off and would like to find literature that is free of charge or
>low-cost. Do you know if it is possible to get books by Joe Cutter or
>others with similar philosophy from a lending library or other
>low-cost resource? Do you have any other suggestions I should pass on
>to this mother?
>Thanks!
>Arielle
>
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