Conferences for families of children with disabilities are the perfect places to meet people and learn about your child's condition, but they can be so expensive! Here are ideas that will help you raise money so you can attend a conference.
TVI Lisa LaDue answers readers' questions about O&M and TVI services and whether or not a visually impaired student should automatically be sat at the front of the classroom.
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.
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.
Jacalyn Paulding writes about growing up with microphthalmia. Living a full life as a smart and successful young woman, Jacalyn wants parents to understand what it's like to have low vision and that they should never give up on their children.
TVI Lisa LaDue answers readers' questions about protective eye glasses, testing blind children with assessment programs, and activities you can do at home to boost skills.
Being a grandparent is so important, maybe even more so for grandparents of blind children. Here are some tips to help you relate to your family and give them the support they need.
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.
John Bateman writes about the importance of including all your kids in all activities. When you have a child with special needs it may seem appropriate to keep their activities and therapies separate from your typically developing children, but that's just not realistic.
What do you do with your child during long breaks away from school or therapies? Do you take time off to spend with your family or do you try to fill that time with as much developmental activities as possible?
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.
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...
Read this heartwarming story to learn how to Help your blind child interact with a sighted world and helping the sighted world interact with your blind child.
