Curated information and helpful hints for caregivers of very young children who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired.

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• Building Communications Skills
• CVI
• Dual Sensory Loss
• Early & Emergent Literacy
• Eating Skills
• Eye Conditions
• Eye Glasses for Your Child
  

• Meeting with Your Ophthalmologist
• Orientation & Mobility
• Sleep
  
• Strategies
• Tactile Skills
• Transition to Preschool

Featured Articles

Basic Strategies for Engaging with Children Who Are Visually Impaired

Children who are blind or visually impaired learn about the world differently. Here are ten strategies to help providers and caregivers build trusting relationships with these children. Ensuring positive interactions is key to helping children become active learners and fostering their independence. For more click HERE.

How to Get Your Child to Wear a Patch

If your child has a visual impairment, they might have a prescription for eye patching. An eye patch is either an adhesive sticker or a cloth patch that’s worn over one eye. You may be wondering, “How on earth am I ever going to convince my child to wear a patch over their eye?” The teachers from A Shared Vision get this question all the time. They provide strategies and support for families who have very young children, from birth to age three, with blindness, visual impairments, and vision concerns. Click HERE to read more.

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Transition to Preschool

Transition to preschool for children who are blind or visually impaired is a big deal. Your little person is transitioning from the routine that parents set up to the whole new world of school. Click HERE.

How to Plan a Successful Birthday Party!

Birthday parties and other special occasions are an important part of our culture but can be challenging for children with special needs. Parties are noisy, the setting is typically unfamiliar, people are talking and moving around the room, and unexpected decorations are hanging everywhere. There is a lot to make sense of for a young child with a visual impairment. Your child’s energy may be devoted to making sense of the commotion, leaving little left for having fun. Here are some proven strategies that will make birthday parties and other similar events more enjoyable for both you and your child. Click HERE to read more.