By Carla A. Brooks Simplifying a Complex Skill As the parent of a toddler with blindness or low vision, at some point, you will be asked about how their communication skills are developing. As you respond to this question, more than likely, you will think about several different skills. In the toddler and preschool years, […]

By Carla A. Brooks Successful communication depends a great deal on what we see around us. Without vision, children learn to recognize what is in their world through touch and sound and the language input others offer. The language you use to support your child’s understanding and help build and support communication skills is more […]

All babies, sighted, blind or low vision, develop at their own pace within a range of what is considered to be “normal” development. There are ranges for when babies do things such as smiling, sitting, crawling, walking, and saying their first word. These steps in development are often referred to as developmental milestones. Some babies […]