Infants use their vision to gather information and receive sensory input. Research suggests that babies use their vision more than any other sense to develop their understanding of their environment. Furthermore, vision helps infants to learn and form concepts about the world. For example, a baby that is not visually impaired will learn about a squishy ball, mostly from her vision. On the other hand, a baby who has a visual impairment will use her hearing and touch to learn about the squishy ball. Babies with visual impairments can learn the same things as babies with typical vision but they may need modifications and adaptations.

A child’s visual impairment can have a negative impact on developing milestones because learning can be more difficult without the clues that are provided through visual experiences. Through vision sessions, parents and caregivers will learn to help their baby develop sensory awareness about their natural environment so the baby can begin to move and explore with a purpose through play activities and daily routines. Each session is designed for learning and practicing hands on opportunities for both the family and the child, a time to offer support and educational resources that are related to the child’s visual impairment, work on routine-based intervention strategies specifically planned to meet the needs for their child. My overall goal is to always be a source of ongoing encouragement.

Offering quality early intervention services to infants and families of children who are visually impaired or blind.