Helping Children Who Are Blind





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Children develop faster during their first five years than at any other stage in their life. And while children who are not visually impaired learn to move around, communicate, and understand the world naturally as they interact with people and things they see, children who are blind need extra help learning how to rely on their other senses - hearing, touch, smell, and taste - to explore, learn and interact with the world around them. The simple and engaging activities in this book can help parents, caregivers, teachers, health workers, rehabilitation workers, and others help a child with vision problems develop all his or her capabilities.

Topics include



assessing how much a child can see



preventing blindness



helping a child move around safely



how to include learning activities in daily work



preparing for childcare and school



supporting parents of blind children



and teaching common activities like eating, dressing, and keeping clean



Review

( Helping Children Who are Blind ) provides strategies for helping children with visual impairments become important and active members of their communities. (The book) covers many topics including vision assessment, mobility and community involvement. --Sight and Life Newsletter

Helping Children Who Are Blind is a wonderfully written book! It is written in simple language so that anyone can understand it. We have found that teachers in particular find it useful in their classes...We would recommend this book to any professional who is interested in learning how to help children grow and develop. --Karla B. Storrer, Executive Director, Blind Children's Fund

This publication has been included in our resource library where it can be used by families in our community. While the illustrations are obviously geared for families other than the United States, it is good to see a publication that will appeal to the many diverse ethnic families in our communities. In addition, the information the book is very simple and direct and should be of great help to families who have children who are blind. --Elizabeth Latts, MSW; University of Minnesota Behavioral Pediatrics Program



About the Author

Sandy Niemann, MA, M.Div., has acted as the Humanities Coordinator for the PACE Program at Vista College since 1994 and has been an English instructor in the program since 1989. Ms. Niemann holds an M.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.Div. in Religious Studies from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, and a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She has been a medical writer and editor for Hesperian Health Guides and the Northern California Biotechnology Center, and has rewritten eight books on politics and current affairs for Odonian Press.

The Rev. Devorah Greenstein is on the Board of Directors of Equal Access, a group which promotes equality and access for Unitarian Universalists with disabilities, and Program Coordinator for the Office of Accessibility Concerns for the Unitarian Universalist Association.

She has also authored The Power of Language, the Language of Power and Backyards and Butterflies: Ways to Include Children with Disabilities in Outdoor Activities.

Darlena David has a graduate degree in education and mass media from Manchester University and undergraduate and graduate degrees in English. Her academic expertise is on evaluating complex interventions in agriculture and other policies that impact and affect food systems with a focus on policy-level determinants of access to healthy food. She also has experience in curriculum development and leading community health management training.



Tags: Family & Relationships, Children With Special Needs, Medical, Pediatrics, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Services & Welfare



isbn:9780942364347, amazon:0942364341, google:7UsCAAAACAAJ