Sight

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HealthWiki > Helping Children Who Are Blind > Chapter 11: Helping Your Child Know Where She Is (Orientation) > Sight

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Children who can see a little can use their sight to help orient themselves, especially if you help them. If your child can see light, give her directions using a light source as the starting point.

When you see the light from the door, the table where we eat is on your left.

My bed is next to the light.

If your child can see light, leave a light on so she can orient herself when she comes into a room.

Put a light where the height of the floor changes or next to something your child needs to notice to move about safely.

Here’s the yellow ribbon. That means it’s Juana’s door.

If your child can see bright colors, put different colored cloths, tape, paint, or objects on a door and in different places outside. When she sees the color, she will know where she is.

This page was updated:22 Jan 2025