Recent Family Stories
Kimberly Schildbach writes about her family's journey to bring two special children into their homes. She gives advice to other parents interested in adopting a special needs child.
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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 standards and live life on their own terms.
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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 sibling, but also points out how hard her son works to connect with his sister.
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David wrote this essay as part of a college scholarship application. He writes about his experience as a football player in high school and compares that to his experiences volunteering as a "soccer buddy" with a little boy who is blind.
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What happens when a child with a disability is in a mainstream classroom? How can teachers accommodate their students with special needs? Lesley Potgieter describes her own experiences as both a disabled student and a teacher.
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Gwen writes about her baby daughter, Ivey, and the medical issues she faces. Gwen finds strength in her friends, family and even strangers who are drawn to her little girl.
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Carol writes about her granddaughter, Riley, who was born blind. She talks about the special relationship grandparents have with their grandchildren and encourages other grandparents to support their families and get involved!
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Jill writes about finding out that her daughter, Ella, is blind and how she responded. She explains how her faith in God helped her cope.
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Heidi writes about finding out that her son, AJ, is blind and how she reacted. She gives advice to other parents dealing with this.
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Gwen writes bluntly about what it was like to find out that her baby was blind with anophthalmia and she gives advice to parents who find themselves in the same situation.
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Frank Covich writes about his son, Skylar, who was diagnosed with LCA as a baby. Skylar is now a political science graduate student at UC Santa Barbara. Frank wants other parents to understand that the sky is the limit for kids with LCA.
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Read Alysia's story about growing up blind and vacationing with her family at a beautiful lake.
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Find out how Tacey, a nine-year-old blind cancer survivor, became the first ever Miss Tough Enough To Wear Pink Four States Rodeo Queen.
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Eric Vasiliauskas writes about encouraging independence and exploration in your blind children.
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Has your child ever done something just so amazing that you feel like you're about to pop with pride? Mary tells the story of how her daughter learned to swim, on her own, following her own rules...
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Read the story of Jade's pregnancy, the birth of her little princess, Paige, and how she reacted to finding out that she was blind.
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Read about how June, who was born blind, was brought up by her grandmother and where she finds herself now.
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Marsha Peterson writes about her son, Chad, and how she helped him learn to communicate. Chad was born with Down syndrome, diagnosed with autism, is hard of hearing, and near blind in one eye.
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Read the story of Abigail's birth and how her parents reacted to finding out that she was blind.
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I tell the story of our trip to Cleveland where we visited the Cleveland Sight Center. Ivan had an ERG and was diagnosed with LCA. We also attended the LCA family conference.
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