Denied support as a child, a deaf-blind woman now fights to improve Boston

NORTH END — After weeks of being mocked by another Boston student for her “one eye” and “weird ears,” 8-year-old Casandra ...
Yahoo

‘I had to give up my job to care for my blind child - I have no confidence in SEND reforms’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘I had to give up my job to care for my blind child - I have no confidence in SEND reforms’ Parents of children with special ...

Blind and visually impaired children receive life-changing high-tech vision aids

In a classroom at St. Andrew’s Middle School on Thursday morning, seven children got to experience something many take for granted: the chance to see the world more clearly.
Los Angeles Times

Light boxes, braille writers and smell: How this child care center serves visually impaired kids

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In Saul Valdivia’s preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden ...
EURweb

Paul R. Williams: Legendary Black Architect’s Blind Children’s Center Renovation Highlights His Work

The philanthropy for “Aid to the Blind” was born and developed from the Delta Gamma Fraternity’s 1936 convention. UCLA’s Dr. Lillian Ray Titcomb led the charge of Southern California alumnae ...
The New Yorker

Exploring the Imaginative Worlds of Blind Children in “The Unicorn in Snowpants Suddenly Ran Off”

At her desk, a young blind girl, Mia, types and reads aloud a story she is writing about her family. “A glowing sphere, large like a horse—it took in my great-grandfather, then it burst,” she says.
Los Angeles Times

A blind boy went viral after the L.A. fires. But what happens when the internet moves on?

Grayson Roberts, 10, and his family lost their Altadena home in the Eaton fire. Roberts’ posts on social media have generated attention for his family’s situation and brought some support. Experts say ...