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My New Student is Blind. What Do I Need to Know?
If the student is blind or has vision loss, he or she needs to receive an orientation to the building, specifically classroom(s), lockers and bathroom. There will also be related service personnel who will need access to the building.
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Air Travel: Can I really do this with my child?
To families with children who are blind or have visual impairments, as well as other disabilities, flying can be extremely anxiety provoking. Changes in routine and being in unfamiliar environments can be very disruptive and difficult for some children.
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Concept Development in Infants and Toddlers
Eighty percent of learning is through vision and therefore vision (or the lack of it), has a major impact on concept development in young children.
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Meeting the Needs of Children with Vision Loss
Linda Gerra, EdD, Director of Children’s Vision Programs at Lighthouse Guild, is an expert on working with children with blindness or visual impairment and the effect of visual impairment on early motor development.
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WORLD SIGHT DAY 2016
According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, about 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide. Preventable causes are as high as 80% of the total global visual impairment burden.
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Eye Health for Children: Back-to-School Pointers for Families
Vision screenings and eye exams are critical to early detection of problems like amblyopia, or lazy eye, the most common cause of visual impairment among young children, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI).
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Practical Tips for Advocating for Your Child
For parents of kids with vision loss, the call to be your child’s advocate can come up weekly or even daily, often when you least expect it. Some practical tips can help you be a good advocate, even with no professional training in advocacy.
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How to Keep Your Eyes and Your Children’s Safe During July 4th
Independence Day means grilling with friends and family, swimming, and watching fireworks. Although fun to look at, fireworks can cause serious, and sometimes permanent, eye injuries. Every year, thousands of people, even if they are not lighting them, suffer eye injuries from fireworks.
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Why Braille literacy matters
We recognize the contributions of Louis Braille who invented the code of raised dots, which allows people who are visually impaired or blind to read using a tactile system.
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Your eye-safety toy guide for the holidays
December is Safe Toys and Celebrations Month. Lighthouse Guild joins other organizations nationwide in reminding you to make sure the toys you buy this holiday…
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