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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Ivan on a plane

Special Needs

Our Trip to Cleveland: Looking for a Diagnosis

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...

boy reaching for a strawberry

Visual Impairment

Activities of Daily Living: Teaching Blind Children Everyday Organizational & Living Skills

Karen and Jay Stiteley go over common techniques used to manage everyday independent living by people who are blind. From labeling and organizing in the kitchen to ways to manage...

graduates

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment

LCA and Education

How smart are patients with LCA? According to one study, they're definitely above the US national average. Here's a break down of the results.

Ivan at the pool

Sensory Activities, Visual Impairment

That’s Wet! Teaching your blind child about water and other wet things

Blind children encounter water in different forms all day long and we need to help them understand that while each experience is different they all involve the same concept: Water.

mom looking at baby in crib

Special Needs, Visual Impairment

The Little Princess: Paige’s Story

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.