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Helping Your Child Obtain College Accommodations

As your child prepares for college, it is crucial to encourage them to request what they need, especially if they are blind or have low vision. Indeed, mastering this skill is vital to ensuring they receive the necessary accommodations to succeed both academically and socially. Choosing the Right College Begin by exploring the disability services […]

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Family Life When Your Child Has Blindness and Multiple Disabilities

A boy wearing glasses smiling with his mom.

No two children are the same. This becomes even clearer when children have complex needs. Your child’s strengths and needs are uniquely theirs. Children who are blind or low vision and who have complex needs vary greatly. They have different abilities, interests, and the capacity to use vision and other senses, family background, and personalities. […]

Choosing Clocks and Watches for People Who Are Blind or Low Vision

Features to Consider in Choosing a Clock When considering a talking clock, one of the key features that is important to most is a simple-to-use product such as the one-button approach. Also, an alarm and or hourly report is a feature that comes with most simple talking clocks. Most are battery-operated and lightweight and can […]

VisionAware

Are you or a family member having difficulty seeing? Or perhaps been diagnosed with an eye condition such as macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone: vision problems affect 25 million Americans, and they are on the rise. VisionAware is a free, easy-to-use informational service for adults […]