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VIDBE-Q Volume 62 Issue 3
participating in adapted sports, playing games, going on field trips, and having fun while doing
it!
One thing we understand at camp – it takes most children who are blind or have low
vision 100 more repetitions for them to learn how to do something like tying their shoes than it
does for kids who can use their eyes to see. We have the patience to let our campers explore
how to accomplish a task on their own, with verbal suggestions, and when needed, with hand-
over-hand help. Children and young adults who are given the freedom to discover a way to do
something are much more likely to be successful.
On field trips, there is time for real-world application of these skills. Last summer, for
example, everyone attended a minor league baseball game—where they spoke with a woman
A camper feels the flowers.
