Special Needs
Find support for parents of children with special needs. Learn how to advocate for your child, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.
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iPad Apps and Accessibility, Visual Impairment
Ballyland: Computer Game for Blind Kids
Ballyland is a Mac or Windows video game designed specifically for children who are blind, visually impaired or low vision.
Assistive Technology, Braille and Literacy, Product Reviews
6dot Braille Label Maker Product Review
Looking for an easy way to braille books and objects around the home? We look at the 6dot braille label maker and review its features and functions.
Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment
25+ Children’s Books Featuring Visually Impaired Characters
We've collected 25+ picture books, chapter books and young adult novels with visually impaired characters. Each title is followed by a quick description and links to find the book in...
Parenting, Support
The Caregiver’s Notebook: An Organizational Tool and Support to Help You Care for Others
The Caregiver's Notebook gives those who care for someone with multiple needs a handy place to organize information.
Visual Impairment
Insightful Publications
Insightful Publications is a website designed to make state handbooks and the information they contain accessible via screen readers.
Support, Visual Impairment
10 Users You Should Be Following On Twitter if You’re the Parent of a Child with Visual Impairments
Are you the parent of a blind child? Are you on Twitter? You should be! We'll help you get started by showing you who you should follow.
Assistive Technology, iPad Apps and Accessibility
Learn How to Use the Accessibility Features on Your iPad
Learn how special accessibility features designed specifically for people with varying abilities, including those with visual impairments, are having a a major impact on how our children can access the...
Visual Impairment
Raising a Blind Baby: A Father’s Perspective
Nick writes about learning that his baby daughter, Mia, is blind with LCA. Most blog posts are written by mothers, but here Nick writes from the father's point of view.
Parenting, Special Needs
Why it’s OK to Ask Me About My Special Needs Child
When you see my daughter, please ask questions! I believe it is my role to educate others about being deafblind and how this shapes (but doesn't define) my child.
Support
To My Loved Ones Who Want to Help Me Feel a Little Less Lonely
As the parents of special needs children we need support and love. But do you know what we need more than anything? Someone to help ease the loneliness and isolation.
Support
Strengthening Your Parenting Partnership During Pediatric Illness
Raising a child with significant special or medical needs is challenging. Have you stopped to think about how that challenge is effecting your relationship with your spouse or partner?
Support, Visual Impairment
How to Use Twitter for Parents of Kids with Visual Impairments
Twitter may seem confusing, but it's actually very useful for learning more about blindness and visual impairment. Here is why parents of blind kids should be on Twitter!
Support
Am I Failing My Child? Managing Guilt as a Special Needs Parent
All parents feel guilt, but for parents of special needs kids, those feelings of guilt can be multiplied by a thousand.
Potty Training, Visual Impairment
7 Steps to Teach a Blind Child how to be Independent in Public Bathrooms
Rusty has put together some sound advice on how you can help your older blind children navigate bathrooms on their own independently!
Education, Visual Impairment
5 Back-to-School Resources for Kids with Visual Impairments and their Families
Want to make this school year the best year yet? Browse our collection of resources for tips and ideas on how to make the most of the "Back-to-School" season!