Moving House with CVI Part 2 - Finding our Feet - By Heidi Zec
Following on from my last article on Moving House, we are now well and truly settled into our forever home, and I have a fully-fledged...
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CVI Community Australia
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Art Therapy - Self exploration and nurturing.
Eva has always been a tactile child, with art being her absolute favorite activity to do at home and school. For this reason, it was a...
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CVI Community Australia
- Aug 18, 2021
- 4 min
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Moving House with CVI - by Heidi Zec
This is part one in a two part series of moving house and the lessons learned to ease the transition.
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CVI Community Australia
- Jun 23, 2021
- 4 min
Braille and our CVI Kids
Up here in the sunny state of Queensland, we have been super busy on the campaign trail raising awareness for Braille House – a...
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CVI Community Australia
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
Captivated by the CVI Range - Laura talks to RO&Ming with Lil
A few weeks ago, Laura was invited to be interviewed for a podcast with a wonderful woman, Lil Deverell. Laura is mum to Eva, who is 8...
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CVI Community Australia
- Oct 21, 2020
- 7 min
Luka's Story: CVI and Neuroplasticity - by Heidi Zec and Natalia Kelly
Heidi and Natalia discuss Luka's story with CVI, and how the concept of neuroplasticity has helped Luka's development.
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CVI Community Australia
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Natalia Kelly talks to "Ro&Ming with Lil" - new podcast
CVI Community Australia Co-Founder Natalia Kelly recently did another great podcast on "RO&Ming with Lil", this time on the role of...
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CVI Community Australia
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
Let's go Strawberry Picking 🍓 - By Laura Garcia and Dr Bronwen Scott
Laura and Bronwen write about a fun day out Strawberry picking using vision and proprioception.
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CVI Community Australia
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Podcast - CVI Community Australia speaks to "RO&Ming with Lil"
You can listen to us talk about Luka’s story on the "RO&Ming with Lil" podcast recently!
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CVI Community Australia
- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
Ebenezer School Apps for CVI - By Laura Garcia and Dr Bronwen Scott
Laura and Bronwen review apps from Ebenezer School to be used across all phases of CVI.
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CVI Community Australia
- May 7, 2020
- 5 min
Keeping Connected - Therapy During Lockdown (By Heidi Zec and Dr Bronwen Scott)
Heidi and Bronwen discuss how online therapy has assisted Luka to continue working on his goals during social distancing.
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CVI Community Australia
- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
The Yellow Smiley Face - By Laura Garcia and notes by Natalia Kelly, Orthoptist
Laura shares Eva's first visual interaction with the iPad app, Big Bang Pictures.
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CVI Community Australia
- Feb 25, 2020
- 4 min
Music Therapy - Luka and Sarah's story - By Heidi Zec and Sarah Punch
We share Luka's musical journey so far, and how music therapy has enabled him to gain confidence in mastering new skills.
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CVI Community Australia
- Feb 19, 2020
- 4 min
Laura and Eva's Story - By Laura and Eva Garcia
New Co-Founder and her daughter Eva, share their journey so far, and encourage others to share their stories and help build our community.
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CVI Community Australia
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
New Friends, New Perspectives - SPEVI 2020 (By Heidi Zec and Dr Bronwen Scott)
We recently presented at the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI) 2020 conference, “Creating A Clear Vision for the Future”.
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CVI Community Australia
- Jan 22, 2020
- 4 min
A professional’s journey with CVI – By Natalia Kelly (Orthoptist)
Natalia Kelly shares her journey and passion for working with children with CVI and their families to achieve their optimum potential.
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CVI Community Australia
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Merry Christmas from CVI Community Australia - By Heidi Zec
Thank you all for the part you have played in bringing together our CVI Community Australia, for the first time this year!
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CVI Community Australia
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
Strategies for CVI Meltdowns - By Heidi Zec
A CVI Meltdown has been described as where an individual is overwhelmed by sensory input and is no longer in control of their actions.
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CVI Community Australia
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
“Having Fun is the Best Way to Learn” (Albert Einstein) – Thoughts on Children’s Week - By Heidi Zec
It is Children’s Week here in Australia, and this year’s theme is celebrating the right for all children to be healthy, safe and happy.
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CVI Community Australia
- Oct 15, 2019
- 2 min
Happy International White Cane Day - by Dr Bronwen Scott
Today is an opportunity to celebrate the independence and freedom that the use of a white cane can provide to people who have low vision.
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