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Learning That Your Child Is Blind or Low Vision

There is no right or wrong way to cope with the news that your child is blind or low vision. You need to know that your emotions are natural for whatever you’re feeling—anger, sorrow, guilt, confusion, anxiety, or fear. There are some strategies that can help you balance your life and your concern for your […]

Building Healthy Families When a Baby Is Blind or Has Low Vision

Multigenerational group of men and boys smiling and laughing outdoors.

The birth of a baby is a pivotal moment for a family, impacting everyone from parents to siblings, and extending to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. When your baby is born with blindness or low vision, this can introduce unique challenges and changes for the entire family. Supporting Your Partner You and your spouse or […]

Exposing Children Who are Blind or Low Vision to Group Work

Three students working together on a science project.

John Donne famously wrote, “No man is an island.” Focusing that idea on our topic of your child’s career, we can quote APH ConnectCenter’s positive work habits lesson plan, “A work environment is almost always a team environment. Getting along with others and pulling (one’s) weight on the job is imperative. In most cases, an […]

Problem-Solving Skills for Grade Schoolers with Blindness or Low Vision

Grade school life is a rich environment for learning problem-solving skills. Just think of the typical situations your child or family member who is blind or low vision confronts at this age: Instead of immediately removing or solving problems for your child, consider problems as opportunities to train your child in problem-solving skills. Your child […]

Helping Your Child Who Is Blind or Low Vision Get Oriented to a New School Building

A student walking with his cane in an office area with his mom and sister.

By Scott Truax Starting a new school year is always both exciting and nerve-racking. When a child who is blind or low vision goes to a school building for the first time, it is important that they become very familiar with it to lessen that feeling of being lost that every new student feels. This […]