Researchers in Geneva develop illustrated books for blind children utilizing tactile illustrations that can be navigated with two fingers. Tested prototypes of illustrations involving action ...

Children with visual impairment do not perceive the world in the same way as sighted people. As a result, they need specific educational tools, including children's books, that enhance their ...

Called "Petite main se promène" ("Little hand goes for a walk"), this book - still at the prototype stage - consists of four pages. Each page contains an action for children to perform with their ...

Books with tactile illustrations play a key role in child development. Yet it is essential that the illustrations are understood by the reader. How does this affect blind children, whose way of ...

To address the dearth of tactile books for children, these researchers are developing free titles anyone can download and print. BY ...

Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado. Tactile books are crucial to early cognitive development for blind children, who typically don't begin to read Braille until the age of 6.

Bob Shea captures the exhausting joy of this little eternity in “I Am a Baby,” a picture book that’s likely to be enjoyed even more by parents than by children ages 2-5.

Cincinnati Zoo's preemie hippo inspires book for kids with visual impairments. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLWT News 5 Today. Watch on Demand ... Kids tell Fiona's story in tactile book ...

The Newbury-based charity gave 7,500 coronation gifts of tactile-audio books to blind and visually impaired children across the UK.. The tactile gifts come with audio guides read by celebrities ...