I have been researching various agencies and experts to find additional support for us through this transition to preschool. We haven't heard back yet from the school district's special education director but hopefully that meeting will happen in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, I want to have any information/research that we need to back up our request for the one to one aide.
Through a state organization (WSDS) working for children with hearing and vision impairment, we have a vision expert coming to the house to evaluate Maxwell. She is going to observe him for several hours this morning and hopefully determine how he is using his vision and what accomodations he would need in a classroom.
We have had experts in this field before, however she specializes more in how he will actually use his vision in the classroom. It should be interesting, and I am really looking forward to her input.
Another day...another new expert for Maxwell. :)
3 comments:
I hope you can get this all figured out before school starts and it all works in Max's favor, good luck with the new expert.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
hoping this goes well ols update on what she says
Amy, great idea on the functional vision eval. As part of the packet of evals we gave the school district when Katie was turning 3, one was a vision eval done by a person at our local Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired who had worked with Katie in our home from 0-3. She had a lot of good insight into ways to work with Katie in the classroom based on her vision as well as O&M issues to consider.
Does your state have a Deafblind Project? They should also have evaluators who are trained to look at all deafblind issues--hearing, vision, communication, mobility, independence--as they relate to the classroom. We just had one done for Katie a few months ago, and got lots of great suggestions (and total support for the continued use of a one-on-one).
Good luck! And give Max a big birthday hug from us tomorrow!!
xo
Leslie & Katie
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