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Emotional Adjustment to Declining Vision: It’s A Family Matter

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Declining vision, and even the diagnosis of an eye condition, is an emotional experience for anyone experiencing it. Age, experience, and a person’s personality and self-esteem all play key roles in their ability to respond to life’s challenges. This includes adapting to the onset of a disability. However, it can often be just as difficult for the loved ones around them. Vision changes often create feelings of immense loss or […]

Learning That Your Child Is Blind or Low Vision

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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 […]

Adapting Your Home for a Child Who Is Blind or Has Low Vision

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Keep small objects away from infants who are blind or have low vision. Secure all cords. Stay close to them during daily chores. This makes them feel safe. Assessing Your Home for a Child with Low Vision In addition to thinking about safety (See “Baby Proofing Your Home When Your Child Is Blind or Low […]

Children with Multiple Disabilities Need the Expanded Core Curriculum, Too!

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Who Are These Learners? Among other sources, the Centers for Disease Control has estimated that over 70 percent of children with complex needs have blindness or low vision as one of their co-existing exceptionalities. These children might have one or more of the co-existing disabilities listed in the IDEA legislation including intellectual, emotional/behavioral, and specific […]