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| Blind/Visually
Impaired Resources |
These resources are provided for
educational and informational purposes only. Inclusion of them
here should not be
considered an endorsement by QPAC, and QPAC is not responsible for any
information
contained within them. If
your child needs assistance when attending programs, please contact the
program/organization directly to discuss their needs.
(7)
Disability shall mean one or more of the following impairments: (d)
Sensory Impairment - The term shall include the following: 2. Vision
Impairment or Blind - The capacity to see, after
correction, is limited, impaired, or absent and results in one or more
of the following: reduced performance in visual acuity tasks;
difficulty with written communication; and/or difficulty with
understanding information presented visually in the education
environment. The term includes students who are blind and students with
limited vision.
[from the Massachusetts Special Education Regulations, 603 CMR 28.02(7)(d)(2)]
General
Websites
Blind
Planet
Low
Vision Center
Low
Vision Gateway
Family
Connect
Massachusetts
Vision Resource Library
National
Eye Institute
NFB-LINK
Education
Websites
Advisor
Dots
for Families
Lighthouse
International
National
Center for Blind Youth in Science
Perkins
School for the Blind
VI Curriculum
Local
Organizations
Bay
State Council of the Blind
Carroll
Center for the Blind
Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind
Massachusetts
Alliance of Visually Impaired Students
Massachusetts Association for Parents of the
Visually Impaired
National
Federation of the Blind Massachusetts
National
Organizations
American
Council of the Blind
American
Foundation for the Blind
Focus
for Our Children's Unique Sight
National
Association for Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments
National
Association for Visually Handicapped
National
Federation of the Blind
National
Organization of Parents of Blind
Children
Parents
Active for Vision Education
Professional Organizations
American
Academy of Ophthlamology
American
Association of Certified Orthoptists
American
Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
American
Optometric Association
Association
for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Impaired
Association
of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual
Impairments
Massachusetts
Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Research
and Prevention Organizations
Children's
Eye Health and Safety
Healthy
Vision 2010
Low
Vision Research Group Network
National
Eye Institute
Prevent
Blindness America
The
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Organizations
for Specific Conditions
Glaucoma
Foundation
Glaucoma
Research Foundation
Macular
Degeneration Foundation
Macular
Degeneration Partnership
The
Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases
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Top -
- A
Guide to Independence for the Visually Impaired and Their Families,
by Vivian Young and Jill Sardegna
- A
Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual
Impairments, by Susan LaVenture
- Children
With Visual Impairments: A Guide for Parents, by Cay Holbrook
- Experiencing
Literacy: A Parents' Guide for Fostering Literacy Development of
Children with Visual Impairments, by Alan Koenig and Cay Holbrook
- Foundations
of Braille Literacy, by Alan Koenig
- Instructional
Strategies for Braille Literacy, by the American Foundation for
the Blind
- Learning
Through Touch: Supporting Children with Visual Impairments and
Additional Difficulties, by Mike McLinden
- Look
At It This Way: Toys and Activities for Children with Visual
Impairment, by Roma Lear
- Making
It Work Educating the Blind/Visually Impaired Student in the Regular
School, by Carol Castellano
- Skills
for Success: A Career Education Handbook for Children and Adolescents
with Visual Impairments, by
Karen Wolffe
- Tactile
Strategies for Children Who Have Visual Impairments and Multiple
Disabilities: Promoting Communication and Learning Skills, by
Deborah Chen, and June Downing
- Teaching
Visually Impaired Children, by Virginia Bishop
- Visual
Impairment in the Schools, by G. Allen Lawrence, et al
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