The Children and Youth Program at Vibrant Works offers extracurricular programming that focuses on the nine areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum which research shows are vital for the growth and development of children who are blind and visually impaired. The nine ECCs are: Assistive Technology, Career Education, Compensatory Skills, Independent Living Skills, Orientation & Mobility (O&M) Skills, Recreation and Leisure, Self-Determination, Sensory Efficiency, and Social Interaction.
Our program contains assistive technology equipment, educational toys, and adaptive aids to assist with this training. It includes a library equipped with large-print and Braille books, the Bertie and Selig Frank Playroom provides support specifically to infants and toddlers, and a technology room equipped with computers affixed with assistive/adaptive aids.
We serve children & youth with vision disabilities from birth-22 years of age, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Vibrant Works supports babies and toddlers who are blind and at risk for visual impairment and their families by offering safe play for learning, education, community connections, and other supportive services.
Our support focuses on providing the tools necessary to assist children who are blind or visually impaired in acquiring the skills they need to gain independence and succeed in their academic training and life.
The Emma Freeman College Scholarship Fund was established in 1970 to afford students with vision loss the opportunity to obtain a college education.
Scholarships are awarded annually in the spring and applicable to one year or two semesters.
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Participants will receive take-home resources and have opportunities to participate in specialized workshops focused on the unique needs of blind and at-risk babies and toddlers.
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