[blindkid] Justifying a Specialized Environment for a Visually-Impaired Child

[Carly B]

Hi Mary,

You have asked some very meaty questions! :) I know you're going to get some
great input! If you would like to e-mail me off-list I can share our
experience with you. Our son is 9 and visually impaired, and after K in the
local district he is now at the State Academy in Minnesota. There are some
details that are state specific, and some that are more general that I can
share with you.

I look forward to hearing from you!

God bless,

:) Carolynn Barnes (aka "Brian's mom")

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Phouka <Phouka at kc.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello!
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> My name is Mary Strahan; among other things, I'm the mother of an
> absolutely
> awesome little boy who's visually impaired.  Eddie will be 3 in January, so
> we're just starting the transition process from early childhood services to
> the local school district and learning all about IEPs.  I know it's really
> important for him to learn the skills of blindness now to set him up for
> success throughout his life, and I suspect he'll best learn those skills in
> a specialized environment (i.e. a school specializing in the education of
> blind/visually impaired children) rather than in the district's preschool.
> I was wondering if any of you could direct me towards
> research/articles/etc.
> justifying specialized environments for blind/visually impaired children?
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> Also, if you have suggestions about navigating the IEP process in general,
> those would also be much appreciated.  We can use all the help we can get
> on
> this journey.
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> Thank you for your help!
>
> Mary
>
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