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Everyday Living

• Skills You Need for Every Day Living by Vision Aware
• Common Signs of Vision Loss by MCB/DDS Partnership
  • Common Signs PDF  /  Common Signs RTF
• ​Creating a Safe Environment by MCB/DDS Partnership
  • ​​Creating a Safe Environment PDF  /  Creating a Safe Environment RTF
• Sensitivity to Vision Loss: How to Best Assist a Person Who Has Visual Impairment by MCB/DDS Partnership
  • Sensitivity PDF  /  Sensitivity RTF​
• Dining Strategies by MCB/DDS Partnership  
  • Dining PDF /  Dining RTF
• Making Adjustments: Tips That Will Keep You Doing the Things You Need and Love to Do by Ophthalmic Edge
• Bold Line/Large Print Templates by Live Accessible
• HALOS - Home Appliance Label and Overlay System by Tangible Surface Research
• Personal Self Care  by Vision Aware
• ScriptAbility Prescription Accessibility System by En-Vision America
  • Find a Pharmacy
  • ScripTalk Demonstration from the Blind Life
• Caring for the Visually Impaired A Handbook of Resources for the Informal Caregiver (PDF) by Prevent Blindness
• It's the Person First Then the Disability by Pacer Center
• People First Language by Disability Is Natural 

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Communication

• Total Communication from Perkins
• How To: Constructing Object Communication Symbols from Tech Access of Rhode Island
• About Deafblindness Communication from Deafblind Information Australia
• Resources for creating communication and/or communication systems are available through American Printing House for the Blind:
  • Tactile Connections Kit: Symbols for Communication
  • STACS: Standardized Tactile Augmentive Communication Symbols Kit
  • Tactile Strategies for Children Who Have Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities: Promoting Communication and Learning Skills

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Organization Strategies

• Household Organization by Vision Aware  
• Task Organization by MCB/DDS Partnership    
  • Organization PDF​  /  Organization RTF

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Cleaning and Care of Canes and Eyewear

• Keeping Canes, Visual Aids, Cellphones and Devices Spotless and Sanitized by MCB/DDS Partnership
  • Keeping Canes Sanitized (PDF)
  • Keeping Canes Sanitized (RTF)​

• How to Take Care of Your Eyeglasses by Consumer Reports
• How to Clean Glasses from All About Vision 
• How to Clean Glasses without Ruining Them by Zenni Optical
• Cleaning Canes, Crutches and Walkers (PDF)​​

Adjusting to Vision Loss

• Workshop and Tips for Adjusting to Vision Loss from Hadley
• Coping with Vision Loss by Vision Aware
  

Accessible Environments​

• Universal Design by Institute for Human Centered Design
• ​Creating a Safe Environment by MCB/DDS Partnership ​
  • Environment PDF  /  Environment RTF 

Lighting and Glare

• Lighting and Glare by Vision Aware 
• Getting Rid of Glare by Lighting Research Center

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Fall Prevention

• Video: 6 Steps to Prevent a Fall by National Council on Aging
• Audio Presentation: ​Head Over Heels: Vision and Falls by Dr. Alexis Malkin, OD, FAAO
• Older Adult Fall Prevention by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Bifocals Might Trip You Up by Health Day
• Older Adult Falls by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Preventing Falls by Vision Aware
• Fall Proofing Your Home by Go4Life from National Institute on Aging at NIH

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Wheelchair Safety

• Safe Transportation of People in Wheelchairs by UMass Medical School & Massachusetts DDS. 

• Training: Safe Transportation of People who use Wheelchairs by Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services 
• ​Passenger Assistive Techniques PDF

Fire Safety 

• Fire safety outreach materials for people with disabilities by U.S. Fire Administration
• Smart 911 ​
  
• Guide to Teaching Fire Safety to Students with Disabilities by The Minger Foundation

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See Also:

Orientation & Mobility 

Recreation

News & Information Access

Products for Accessibility

Technology for Low Vision & Blindness

MCB/DDS Services & Resources

Local & National Organizations

Vision Loss Support Groups