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Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired |
The Blind Babies Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides services and programs to families, professionals and the broader community to meet the unique needs of infant and preschool children who are blind or visually impaired. http://www.blindbabies.org/ |
The Blind Childrens Center is a family-centered agency that serves children with visual impairments from birth to school age. The center-based programs and services help the children acquire skills and build their independence. The Center has produced and currently offers 11 booklets, two training manuals, two videos, and one diagnostic packet on parenting and working with visually impaired children. http://www.blindchildrenscenter.org/ |
DEC - The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Childrenis one of the largest divisions in CEC. It publishes the Journal of Early Intervention, Young Exceptional Children, and position papers on many topics. DEC has subdivisions in 11 states and sponsors an international conference annually. |
DVI - The Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Childrenis a professional organization comprised of teachers of students with visual impairments, certified orientation and mobility specialists, administrators, and parents. DVI has adopted position papers on many topics that are available on their web page and a quarterly publication entitled the DVI Quarterly. http://www.ed.arizona.edu/dvi/welcome.htm |
NAEYC has over 100,000 members who are professionals in early childhood education. NAEYC promotes inclusion of children with special needs in early childhood programs. They publish the journals Young Children and Early Childhood Research Quarterly. In addition they have position papers and other publications available for purchase. They provide conferences and workshops throughout the year. http://www.naeyc.org/default.htm |
NAPVI - National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments is an organization for parents of children with visual impairments. NAPVI's newsletter Awareness has a variety of information of interest to families of children with visual impairments. NAPVI provides leadership and support to families of children with visual impairments. They sponsor workshops and conferences throughout the year. http://www.spedex.com/napvi |
NOPBC - The National Organization of Parents and Blind Children provides families with support, encouragement, and information. The organization works to overcome lack of understanding about childhood blindness. Although membership to this organization is open to professionals serving children who are blind, its mission is focused toward families. http://www.nfb.org/nopbc.htm |
The SKI-HI Institute. The SKI-HI Institute is a unit of the College of Education's Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University, Logan. Outreach programs to Utah citizens and to families and professionals in nearly all 50 states and Canada are a part of their focus. The Institute's primary purpose is to identify and respond to real needs of young children who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, deafblind, multi-disabled, or who have any special needs. http://www.skihi.org/ |
Visually Impaired Preschool Services, Inc. A private, non-profit agency providing services to infants, toddlers and preschoolers who are visually impaired and to their families. VIPS produced the Can Do! video series and offers a glossary of early childhood vi terms on their website. http://www.vips.org/ |
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