Parents - High Contrast

Welcome to the PARENTS area of the ADVISOR website. An integrated set of specific resources are presented in a manner we hope will address your specific needs. Please offer any feedback or suggestions you may have that will help us to further develop the website for the benefit of all viewers. Enjoy your visit to ADVISOR.

If your child has just been diagnosed with a visual impairment, click here.

Parental Advocacy: A page of links to helpful resources that aid parents in advocating for their child's rights under education and disability law.

Attention Families of Children with Visual Impairments
ADVISOR User Opinion Survey
We need your help to evaluate the ADVISOR project. This brief 30 question survey evaluates the effectiveness of the web site in providing information for the blind and visually impaired. Your responses will help to improve and update this resource.

2nd Annual ADVISOR Workshop: Speaker's Presentations

NEW! The 2005 ADVISOR Workshop is now online! The workshop featured presentations from many of the doctor's and teachers involved in the ADVISOR project based on the concept of assessments. These presentations are now viewable online.
NEW! The 2005 ADVISOR Workshop is now online! The workshop featured presentations from many of the doctor's and teachers involved in the ADVISOR project based on the concept of assessments. These presentations are now viewable online.

Assessment Chart
Professional assessments made by educators, paraprofessionals, and eye care specialists charting the possible pathways a child with visual impairments experiences during treatment and education

NEW! An Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Guide for Parents

An Orientation and Mobility Guide for Parents, based on a presentation by Stephanie Bissonette (VABVI) at the 2005 ADVISOR Workshop.

Accessibility
Customize the settings and operating systems of your computer.

Advisor Board
For parents. Provides organized forums to engage in support groups and other topics directed specifically toward families. This dynamic feature can have a significant impact upon the direction and development of the ADVISOR.

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Toys and Play
-- Information about Toys and Play
-- Toys for the Visually Impaired Infant/Toddler
-- General Toy Vendors
-- Active Learning Playspace

EyeGlasses/Patching Therapy
--When They Help
--When They Don't Help
--How to Get Kids to Wear Them

Siblings
The presence of a handicapped child has an impact on the entire family. Learn how to ease the strain of having a disabled brother or sister and how parents can manage sibling relationships effectively.

Early Literacy Program (Download PDF brochure. 2.5Mb)

New England Center Deafblind Project (Download PDF Brochure)

Perkins Panda
Early Literacy Program
Download PDF Brochure (2.5 mb)

Low Vision
The following are helpful low vision documents and sites:

Multimedia Low Vision Resources
Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity
BESB Letter
Examination Procedures
Patching Therapy

Print Braille Books for Young Children Article-
Reprinted with the expressed consent and approval of Exceptional Parent, a monthly magazine for parents and families of children with disabilities and special health care needs. Please see the publisher's website for subscription information (http://www.eparent.com/subscribe/default.htm).

News and Announcements:

Seasonal Activities for you and your child.

Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity by Luisa Mayer

Project Emerge Story Book Reading
Seeking young children 9 months to
6 years with visual impairment / blindness and their families.

Toy Recommendations from Exceptional Parent Magazine