A Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Education Kit

Iris' World is the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind's educational kit for schools. It includes information on how the eye works, facts about people who are blind, deafblind and vision-impaired, and what to do when you meet a vision-impaired person. There are a range of student activity sheets included which will help to foster an understanding of the abilities of blind, deafblind and vision-impaired people, the barriers they often face and how sighted people can assist them.

You can also download a copy (PDF, 923 KB) of Iris' World for your reference.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Contacts

How The Eye Works

Eye Conditions

Glossary of Terms

Protecting Our Eyes

Introducing Iris

Brainstorming About Iris (*)

Brainstorming On Blindness (*)

Word Chart (*)

Word Hunt (*)

True Or False

Facts About People Who Are Blind or Vision-Impaired

Facts About Deafblindness

Facts About Children Who Are Blind or Vision-Impaired

When You Meet A Person Who Is Blind

Sighted Guide

Guidelines for Sighted Guide Activities

Sighted Guide Activities (*)

Meal Time

Mini Scenes (*)

Communicating with Someone who is Blind or Vision-Impaired (*)

Braille (*)

Test Your Senses (*)

Equipment

Famous People - Louis Braille and Helen Keller (*)

Guide Dog Fact Sheet

Guide Dog Activities (*)

Suggested Reading List

Answers to the Braille Code

Note: Activities for students are shown by an asterisk next to the title.