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Scanning for Clarity: A Cognitive Exercise in Reading Vitamin Labels

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This activity helps clients strengthen visual scanning, working memory, and real-world decision-making by analyzing and interpreting vitamin labels. Designed for neuro rehab and cognitive therapy, it challenges clients to locate key information, compare options, and consider medication interactions, all within a functional, everyday task.
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Reading Food Labels: A Real-World Scanning & Decision-Making Activity

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help clients strengthen their ability to scan, interpret, and apply real-world visual information with this food label activity. Designed for neuro rehab, this resource provides a structured way to practice attention to detail, problem-solving, and decision-making using nutrition and ingredient labels.
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How to Get Audiobooks For Free For People with Disabilities (United States)

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Empower your patients with free access to audiobooks, ebooks, and braille materials tailored to their needs. This resource provides step-by-step guidance for therapists to help patients set up and use two excellent services: the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and OverDrive, ensuring ongoing support and accessibility for meaningful engagement.
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Visual Scanning: Food Labels

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource is designed to help individuals practice visual scanning skills in a supportive way, using realistic scenarios and label designs that mimic everyday shopping experiences. Whether someone is building these skills for the first time or reinforcing them after an injury, this activity aims to make food label reading a little easier—and maybe even a little fun!
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Visual Scanning: Organizing Books

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This visual scanning activity engages clients in organizing books by color, title, author, or personal preference, allowing them to practice scanning and sorting in a structured but flexible way. Designed with visual impairment in mind, this resource helps clients build confidence in identifying and organizing key details in a hands-on format.
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Apple Assistive Access: How it Works and How to Set it Up

October 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Apple Assistive Access is a valuable tool that enhances accessibility for individuals with cognitive impairments or vision loss. This resource is designed for therapists and caregivers, offering a clear understanding of how Assistive Access works and step-by-step guidance on setting it up. Discover how to customize device settings to meet the unique needs of those you support, enabling easier navigation and interaction with technology. With practical tips and straightforward instructions, this resource empowers therapists and caregivers to facilitate meaningful technology use, promoting independence and enhancing engagement in daily activities for their clients.
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I Can’t See and I Can’t Remember: Memory Strategies for Low Vision

October 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout provides caregivers with innovative strategies to support memory in individuals who are experiencing new vision loss and mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Designed with practical, auditory, and sensory-based techniques, it helps caregivers implement effective routines and reminders to enhance daily living and independence.
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Prism Glasses for Homonymous Hemianopia: Will It Restore Vision?

September 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Prism glasses are often a go-to for clients with homonymous hemianopia, but do they actually work? While there is plenty of evidence to indicate that there is potential to increase the visual field by up to 20º, this resource focuses on presenting the pros and cons of prism lenses so that clients can make more informed decisions about whether or not they want to incorporate this strategy into their recovery plan.
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A Collection of Call Light Signs

August 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Printable call light signs of various sizes for various populations as well as safety tips for interdisciplinary teams for call light placement and other considerations.
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