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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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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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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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High Contrast and Low Vision

March 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource details why high contrast strategies work, provides plenty of visual examples, discusses safety concerns to place emphasis on, and the use of interviews to guide intervention for individuals with low vision.
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Low Vision Strategies

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Provide strategies for clients with low vision and their caregivers that improve independent engagement in daily activities such as medication management, meal preparation, and safe navigation of the home.
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Medication Management with Low Vision

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material provides information about resources now available from ideas created by the working group established by Section 904 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, education regarding how OT and ST can target medication management, and audio files/medication labels for practice.
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Low-Vision, Aphasia-Friendly Visual Pain Scale

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This legible, colorful, and graphics-based pain scale allows nursing and other care-giving staff to communicate with their patients about their level of pain throughout the day for the purposes of pain management.
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Low Vision Set-Up for Meals Using the Clock Face Method

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
In the United States, it is estimated that 12 million adults over 40 have low vision, which can negatively impact self feeding ability. Use of the clock face method for meal setup can improve outcomes associated with intake, and this resource includes both a visual guide to clock face meal setup as well as a list of strategies for caregivers assisting with dining for those with low vision.
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