Visual Impairment
Information, support, and resources for families raising children who are blind or visually impaired, with or without additional disabilities.
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...
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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
Development, Visual Impairment
Vestibular Stimulation: Making Sense of the Other Senses When Your Child is Blind
Many children with visual impairments seek out physically stimulating activities, like swinging or rocking. Here are ways you can help channel that energy.
Sleep, Visual Impairment
Are you the Parent of a Blind Child? Do You Need Some Sleep?
This webcast from Perkins School for the Blind is all about creating effective sleep strategies to help young children with vision impairments learn to sleep on a proper schedule.
Math and Science, Visual Impairment
4 Creative Ways to Teach Blind Kids about Animals
Here are some fun and creative ways to teach your blind child about the animal kingdom. Have you ever thought about touching a real shark at a science museum?