The CVI Book Nook is dedicated to providing free literacy materials that are accessible to all types of learners. We understand that functional vision can vary significantly among our readers, including those who identify as blind, visually impaired, having low vision, or having Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Our goal is to ensure that all our digital materials are accessible.

We are actively working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website for everyone. This effort is ongoing as we strive for inclusion. If you would like to provide feedback, please email contact@cvibooks.com.

EMBEDDED ACCESSIBILTY

• Large Print Text

• Realistic Images

• Images with Alt Text

• PowerPoint Slides Titles

• Reading Order

• Audio Descriptions in videos

AVAILABLE FORMATS

PowerPoint .pptx files:

• Download and Edit

•  NOTE: Currently updating older documents to ensure text accessibility

.pdf Print Book files:

• Download and print for hard copy book

• Open in Apple Books

• Open to scroll through on website

Text Only files:

• Screen Reader

• Refreshable Braille Display

• BrailleNote

• Emboss for hard copy Braille

Realistic Image Cards

• Use with real objects

• Introduce salient features

• Matching & Sorting objects and images

• Recognizing and assessing similar images in the same group (realistic, abstract, B&W, partial, orientation)

• Assessing compensatory strategies (color, size, global form, context, etc.)

Background Complexity Cards

• Assessing complexity

• Assessing array

• Assessing change in orientation/form

• Assessing partial images

• Assessing compensatory strategies (color, size, global form, context, etc.)

Image Assessment Cards

• Assessing 2D Image Complexity-realistic, abstract, black & white, black and white abstract images

• Assessing orientation and partial images.

• Assessing compensatory strategies (color, size, global form, context, etc.)

epub File Download to Apple Books

• Backlighting

• Adjust Themes (background color) and fonts (text sizes, line spacing, character spacing, word spacing)

• Choose 1 or 2 page view

• Accessibility 

• NOTE: Currently updating older documents to ensure text accessibility

Mp4 Videos

• Movement

• Backlighting

• Realistic Images

• Limited complexity

• Limited audio

• Extra time

• Black backgrounds

• Embedded Audio Description  

• NOTE: Currently updating older documents to ensure text accessibility

• Click on the links to open the "view only" files in Google Drive.  

• Make a copy for your own Google Drive: go to File and select Make a copy. 

• PowerPoints Files: Download PowerPoint files as a Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) file.  Google Slides does not support the "Glow" or "Draw" features in PowerPoint.  So, the  "Glow"and "Draw" features used to highlight images and salient features will only appear after downloading to PowerPoint. 

Final Formats:  After you've made your own copy of the PowerPoint, you can use PowerPoint to individualize the books for your child.  

• Save as .pdf document

• Print on cardstock, laminate and bind the .pdf file into a handheld book. 

• Convert to ePub to be opened in Apple Books. I use Abby Fine Reader to convert to ePub.

• Add animations and audio to create and export as a movie (.mov or .mp4)

• Click on the links to open the "View Only" files in Google Drive.  

• Go to the File dropdown menu and select "Make a Copy" to save a copy to your Google Drive or select "Download" to download the .pptxf file.

• Click on the links to open the "View Only" files in Google Drive.  

• Go to the File dropdown menu and select "Make a Copy" to save a copy to your Google Drive or select "Download" to download the .pdf file.

*epub files only work with devices that support Apple Books  (iMacs, iPhones, iPads)

• Click on the links to open the files in Google Drive.  

• Click on the blue download link to download an epub file that can be opened in Apple Books.

• Click on the links to open the "View Only" files in Google Drive.  

• Watch the video or...

• Select the download link to download the .mp4 file.