Special Needs
Find support for parents of children with special needs. Learn how to advocate for your child, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.
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Schools for the Blind
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
USDB serves children who are deaf, blind and deafblind, both from their home in Ogden and with outreach services around the state.
Schools for the Blind
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind serves students with any visual or hearing impairment.
Schools for the Blind
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired educates students from k-12 while offering an early education program.
Sleep, Special Needs
SleepSafe Beds: Beautiful Safe Beds for Special Needs Kids
SleepSafe Beds are the perfect choice for children who need a large bed with high sides. These beds are sturdy and strong and well-padded for safety. They come with many...
Parenting, Special Needs
Teamwork: The Special (Needs) Family
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...
Visual Impairment
Blind Skills Videos
The Washington State School for the Blind has created a series of videos describing how to do simple tasks with little or no vision, such as how to zip a...
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
Ella’s Story: Raising a Child with Bilateral Anophthalmia
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.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
An Interview with John Pitzen about Bilateral Anophthalmia
MAPS interviews John Pitzen, a 53 year old man born with bilateral anophthalmia. MAPS asks John what he does for a living and what he does for fun.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
Our Journey with Microphthalmia
Heidi writes about finding out that her son, AJ, is blind and how she reacted. She gives advice to other parents dealing with this.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
Your Baby has Anophthalmia
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...
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
Out-of-Sight Science Experiments
Scientists Dr. Lillian A. Rankel and Marilyn Winograd have written 32 step-by-step experiments for blind youngsters to do at home with family and friends.
Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment
Dear parents of young children with LCA
Frank Covich writes about his son, Skylar, who was diagnosed with LCA as a baby. Frank wants other parents to understand that the sky is the limit for kids with...
Development, Special Needs
AbilityPath
AbilityPath.org is an online hub and special needs community for parents and professionals to learn, connect and live a more balanced life - through all phases of a child's growth...
Support, Visual Impairment
National Blind Children’s Society
The National Blind Children's Society is a UK-based organization. Their mission is to enable blind and partially sighted children and young people to achieve their educational and recreational goals.
Visual Impairment
IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation)
IBSA is a full member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), where they are the legitimate representatives of sport for the blind.
Parenting, Support
Hopeful Acceptance: Finding the Right Balance as a Special Needs Parent
What are the words of encouragement you wan to hear? One dad shares his balanced approach, advising both hope and acceptance.
Schools for the Blind
American Council of Blind Students
The American Council of Blind Students (ACBS) is the student affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, the nation's leading consumer and advocacy organization of people who are blind...
Support, Visual Impairment
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
Founded in 1983, the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children is a national membership organization of parents and friends of blind children reaching out to each other to give...
Special Needs
Positive Exposure: Photography & Uplifting Stories
POSITIVE EXPOSURE, founded in 1997 by former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti and Diane McLean, is a highly innovative arts organization working with individuals living with genetic difference.
Support
Joubert Syndrome Foundation
The Joubert Syndrome & Related Disorders Foundation is an international network of parents who share knowledge, experience, and emotional support. The foundation offers a networking list, newsletter, and a biennial...
Support, Visual Impairment
Future Reflections: magazine for parents and teachers of blind children
Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children. It is published quarterly by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership with the...
Support, Visual Impairment
Junior Blind of America
Junior Blind's mission is helping children and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled achieve independence.
Support, Visual Impairment
Lighthouse Guild
Lighthouse International is dedicated to fighting vision loss through prevention, treatment and empowerment.
Visual Impairment
Prevent Blindness America
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.