Eye-Can Occupational Therapy Service

07/12/2025

Christmas gift ideas for children with visual impairments! Links are included in the post.

03/12/2025

Nais bang gumawa ng light box pero mahal bumili? Try niyo po itong DIY light box for visual stimulation.

From TSVI (https://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/lightbox-use.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawOdn7dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeuJEo84_HF-ELDiFQxnJ5lUgaTFhtnpp06wP4rGQBtbQnWuaCOl-si71ln5s_aem_W_jDT3fTO6IIPhuHT6Fe0g):

WHO can benefit from light boxes:
Those who are visually responsive to light or glowing objects but do not attend to standard materials
Those who benefit from enhanced contrast or illumination for visual engagement
Those who are developing skills such as visual tracking, scanning, discrimination, eye-hand coordination, and visual memory

Guidelines for use:
1. Use in a dimly lit area, but turn room light on if there is light sensitivity.
2. Avid flickering for those with seizures.
3. Try using it in different angles and distances
4. Explore with different colored overlays and materials
5. Use descriptive words like “look,” “see,” “find,” and describe the object’s shape, size, position, and color to help build visual language.

For materials you can use with the lightbox, go to TSVI's website.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

30/11/2025

First movie in the Philippines na VI friendly, with audio descriptions. Interested to watch? Please send us a message.

16/11/2025

When planting in a home where persons with visual impairments live, consider those with interesting shapes and textures. Photos taken in Philippine National School for the Blind.

08/11/2025

What are the pre-reading skills that can be developed by being familair with books so that a child with visual impairment can be ready to read Braille? Find out in this pubmat, the second in this series!

05/11/2025

When persons have difficulty reading Braille due to impaired tactile discrimination, we use ping-pong balls in a 6-hole egg carton, moving gradually to smaller items.

Eventually we use cards with progressively smaller, embossed stickers as seen below.

27/10/2025

(Video posted with permission)

2 years ago: "Mommy magpiano lessons kaya tayo para lumakas ang fingers niya tsaka gumanda ang isolated finger use para sa Brailler?"

Today:

26/10/2025

Maski ba may low vision, kayang matuto para tumulong sa gawaing bahay? Yes na yes na yes! Showing off our client who learned to fold clothes beautifully after only two OT sessions. Siya na nga ang in charge sa pagtupi ng mga kumot nila everyday.

Persons with visual impairments can learn many skills, basta alam nila ang techniques. Message us and we will connect you with a trained OT!

Video posted with permission

21/10/2025

Sharing my recent finds in Shopee for teaching pre-Braille skills such as tactile discrimination, isolated finger use, and bilateral hand use. This will help our blind kids learn Braille more easily from their teachers in the classroom.

11/10/2025

We are introducing a new series about making books accessible for children with visual impairments. We will share different types of accessible books, so that therapists and parents can make them at home.

Special thanks to Teachers Nathalie Pigar and Joyce Villafania of Perkins for teaching us!