RE: ipad for children with visual impairement

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Katy,

My granddaughter Lindsey, who is 10 years old, does not have visual

impairment.  Although she has various other limitations including seizures. 

She can't even hold a crayon due to spasticity in her hands and arms.  She can

though, isolate her little index finger.  Her parents got her the ipad for

Christmas.  Oh my goodness what she can do with that index finger on that

thing!!  I'm in awe every time I watch her navigate it.  She flips through

that thing like a pro!  It is everything to her.  Lindsey is non verbal so

speech therapy is teaching her with  many useful communication applications. 

Lindsey can't walk, talk, or really eat from a spoon but she sure can tell you

what she wants with this new technology.   I'm sorry I can't really comment on

the visual impairment thing but in our case it is priceless.

  Hope this helps somewhat.

Blessings,

 

Bonnie (grandmother to Lindsey, 10 years old)

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>To: polymicrogyria

>Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 3:40 PM

>Subject: ipad for children with visual impairement

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>Hi all

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>This morning we had a great VI therapy session. Jenna had a cortical resection

in Dec to remove a quarter of her brain (the biggest pmg bit). Since then she

still has seizures but her quality of life has improved and her awake time now

is double. She has changed and developed so much since the surgery. Prior to it

she showed only some light recognition. Now she's tracking objects with her good

right eye (nothing in left).

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>I asked if it was time for us to look at some serious sensory toys (bubble

tube/ switches etc) to help her development (we were given some charity

funding). She said Jenna was probably past that stage as she's more active

(sitting and rolling when she wants) and that we should get an ipad.

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>I couldn't believe it. She said she's expect Jenna to get some use from it with

her current vision and it would grow with her and be a great portable activity.

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>So here I am asking the people who I think know the most about our children. Do

any of you have any experience of ipads for children with pmg and visual

impairements?

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>Please forgive my long explanation :-)

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>Thank you

>

>Katy (mummy to Jenna, 17 months, PMG, VI, low tone CP, global dev delay and the

most delightful person ever!)

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[Guest guest]

16 yr old son with CVI and PMG uses the ipad sometimes. He likes the apps

directed to toddlers and children with autism.

Donna

From: polymicrogyria [mailto:polymicrogyria ]

On Behalf Of Katy Swinhoe

Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:41 PM

To: polymicrogyria

Subject: ipad for children with visual impairement

Hi all

This morning we had a great VI therapy session. Jenna had a cortical

resection in Dec to remove a quarter of her brain (the biggest pmg bit).

Since then she still has seizures but her quality of life has improved and

her awake time now is double. She has changed and developed so much since

the surgery. Prior to it she showed only some light recognition. Now she's

tracking objects with her good right eye (nothing in left).

I asked if it was time for us to look at some serious sensory toys (bubble

tube/ switches etc) to help her development (we were given some charity

funding). She said Jenna was probably past that stage as she's more active

(sitting and rolling when she wants) and that we should get an ipad.

I couldn't believe it. She said she's expect Jenna to get some use from it

with her current vision and it would grow with her and be a great portable

activity.

So here I am asking the people who I think know the most about our children.

Do any of you have any experience of ipads for children with pmg and visual

impairements?

Please forgive my long explanation :-)

Thank you

Katy (mummy to Jenna, 17 months, PMG, VI, low tone CP, global dev delay and

the most delightful person ever!)

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