Resources

These resources have been developed and curated by experts in the field to provide support and information for professionals who provide services to children with multiple disabilities and visual impairment (MDVI). Visit our stories page to learn about the impact of successful interventions.

Teaching & Learning Resources

Information on schemes and concessions related to the rights, certification, transportation, education, and health care of children...
Woman’s hand on top of a packet of paper
Schemes and Concessions for Children with Disabilities
Craft activities for children with MDVI at home using a variety of materials.
A Card made By Student With MDVI For His Teacher On Her Birthday
Having Fun through Creativity
In this article, Barbara Miles, an expert in the field of Dafblind Education explains how hands for children with Deafblindness...
a woman and a girl communicate using tactile sign language
The Importance of Hands and Touch
Indoor play activities for children with MDVI
A child with MDVI playing with a ball
Indoor Play Activities
Art activities for children with MDVI at home
Pictures of paintings made from homemade colours with onion and potato
Art and Craft Activities
Doing activities hand in hand with children who have multiple disabilities, including those with vision impairment, at home
A young girl with MDVI selecting her favourite vegetable
Activities of Daily Living
Practices to support children with MDVI to maintain good hand hygiene
adult hands under a child's hands as they wash hands in sink together
Maintaining Hygiene and Care for children with Multiple...
Get hundreds of activities as well as parenting tips on raising and teaching young children with visual impairment and multiple...
wonder baby logo in colorful alternating letters
Wonder baby
A curriculum for children with visual impairment and additional disabilities (VIAD) enabling a child towards a happier and healthier...
a teacher writing while a student watches
Curriculum and Instruction
Developing early Communication in Children with Visual Impairment and Additional Disabilities
a student listening to their teacher
Developing Early Communication
Vocational training and independent living for young adults with vision impairment and additional disabilities.
a teacher and student learning through the sense of touch
Vocational Training and Independent Living
From the moment of birth, infants start assimilating information about the world through their experiences of it.
a student feeling a wheat plant by touch
Our Senses and Learning

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Videos

This video shares some ideas about how to include your child in a hand-washing routine that keeps her safe from infection and...
Good Hand Hygiene
Adapt play activities for your child with MDVI to promote interactive play. Interactive play is vital to a child’s development.
Interactive Play for Children with MDVI
This interactive art activity is a valuable learning experience for children with MDVI that facilitates development in the areas of...
Art activity using shaving cream
Learn to make sound and vibration toys for your child using regular and easily available items from your home.
Make your own sound and vibration toys for your child with MDVI
Peeling a mango fruit, an ADL - Hands on approach for teaching and learning.
Activities of Daily Living- Mango Peeling Activity
In this webcast, Barbara Miles, a well-known author and lecturer, discusses the unique function hands serve for individuals who are...
Reflections on Deafblindness: Hands and Touch
Darick Wright, Coordinator of the New England Eye Clinic at Perkins, speaks about adapting the environment to help maximize the use...
Adapting environment for individuals with vision loss
Dr. Lueck provides an overview of cerebral visual impairment and challenges professionals face in understanding how children with CVI...
Cerebral Visual Impairment
Meet Surpriya Das, a Perkins' ELP Graduate of 2015. After graduating, she returned to India to train other educational...
Perkins' ELP Impact: India