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birth to three referrals click here ~ referencias para niños recien nacidos a tres años
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Infant Program Video

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The Infant Program

From infancy, the blind or low vision child and his family need early professional services which focus on how the child learns about his world, how his parents understand and help with that learning, the impact of loss of vision on Picture of infant early development, and how his or her parents feel about having a child with a disability.

Research has estimated that up to 90% of what every child learns in the first three years of life is learned visually, primarily through imitation. Vision is the sense that allows us to integrate all of the things we learn about the world. Without normal vision, the child must learn to "see" and under stand the world in new ways.

At the same time, the child's parents need the opportunity to:

  1. Express and understand their feelings about having a child with special needs
  2. Develop a network of support for times of stress and uncertainty
  3. Understand how loss of vision affects their child's early development
  4. Learn how they, as parents, can most effectively teach their child to see the world
It is for these reasons that The Foundation For Blind Children begins its work in infancy with both the child and his family, in both the home and the classroom.

 

Center Based Programs

Monday/Friday Groups

We offer a 2 hour weekly infant/toddler parent program during the school year.
Our scheduled activities are:

9:00-9:30 Music Therapy

9:30-10:00 Developmentally appropriate learning centers that focus on vision, sensory, movement and literacy.

10:00-11:15 Parent meeting, includes education on vision, eye diseases, implications for learning, early intervention system, grief, etc.  Also facilitates making connections with other families.

(Click on video clips above to find out more)

The Foundation for Blind Children's Infant Program - Making a Difference in Children's Lives for the Rest of their Lives...

The Foundation for Blind Children. Phoenix Arizona 85020
(602)331-1470 or 1-800-FBC-4870 (1-800-322-4870)
Fax: (602)678-5803 or (602)678-5819

For additional information, please contact

Miguel Gamez at mgamez@seeitourway.org
Or direct line at 602-678-5806.

 

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