List of Materials for Getting Started

• 4 pieces of dark construction paper cut 2 by 2 inches, 2 by 5 inches, 2 by 7 inches, and 2 by 9 inches

• masking tape

• tennis balls: at least two, preferably used; your local tennis club would most likely give you a few

• obstruction glasses (described in step 8 in chapter 2)*

• red and green glasses*

• red pencil or pen (use a red felt-tip pen if vision loss is extreme)

• plain white copy paper

• small flashlight with red bulb or red tape over the lens

• red and green playing cards (optional)*

• flashing lights (when working with severe vision loss)*

• glow-in-the-dark ball*

• beads on a string*

• pinhole glasses (optional)*

• shifter

• Posters of the 10-foot and 20-foot eye charts referred to in this book are available for purchase from the School of Self-Healing (details below)

* These items can often be made at home from materials found locally, but you can also order them from the School for Self-Healing (www.self-healing.org). Email the School For Self-Healing at officemanager@self-healing.org to order or if you have any questions.

Figure 1.1. My father, Abraham, mother, Eda, and me, age five, looking and seeing next to nothing.