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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Parenting, Special Needs
How to Stay Organized when Raising a Special Needs Child
If you're the parent of a child with medical complexities you're probably feeling pretty stressed. Catherine gives you advice on how to keep your medical records organized so you can...
Assistive Technology, Visual Impairment
Audio Description for Blind Viewers
Video description for blind children: What is it? Where can I find it? What are the benefits?
Advocacy
Learning to Forge my Own Identity while Living with Cerebral Palsy
Lesley Potgieter writes about how it can be difficult to live up to mainstream standards as a person with disabilities. She encourages parents to help their children create their own...
Assistive Technology
Carroll Tech Online Assistive Technology Courses
The Carroll Center offers training and educational support for children and adults who are blind in Massachusetts, but did you know that they also offer some very informative online training...
Education, Visual Impairment
APH Quota Funds: How to Access Free Educational Materials for Blind & Deafblind Students
Students who are blind or deafblind are eligible for free school supplies and equipment that will help them access school curriculum. Find out how to use these funds!
Parenting, Special Needs
Growing up with a special needs sister
Shannon Gardner writes about her son, Kekoa, and his relationship with his younger sister Oliana, who is blind. She writes about how it can be difficult to have a disabled...
Special Needs
Thomas Marshall Does It All
Thomas is visually impaired and Jessica writes about the trials and successes of raising a little boy who is blind, while always focusing on the positive.
Holiday Crafts and Ideas, Visual Impairment
10 Sensory Christmas Activities for Children who are Blind
During the holidays we are baking, decorating and spending time with family and friends. Get your kids involved by having them help in the kitchen, create Christmas decorations or make...
Visual Impairment
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
This is a web resource designed for all teachers and related service personnel who are involved in educating students with visual impairments, but it is also full of great resources...
Advocacy, Visual Impairment
Helping Your Blind Child Transition to Adult Services
Beth Jordan from Helen Keller National Center's Kansas office shares her insights into preparing for transition to adult services for blind students.
Assistive Technology, Eye Conditions and Syndromes
National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
The idea behind the National Deafblind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) is that people with combined hearing and vision loss should have access to modern telecommunication tools (and the training necessary...
Education, Visual Impairment
Introducing Your Blind Child to a New Teacher
When your child is visually impaired it's kind of scary to hand him off to a new teacher. Here's a solution: Create a welcome packet of materials about your child...
Schools for the Blind
Oklahoma School for the Blind
Oklahoma School for the Blind (OSB), also known as the Parkview School, offers educational services for blind and visually impaired students from preschool through high school.
Schools for the Blind
Overbrook School for the Blind
The Overbrook School is located in Philadelphia, and serves the needs of the blind and visually impaired community in Pennsylvania. They have an international as well as a local focus.
Schools for the Blind
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind offers separate schools for each disability.