New Resources

I finished up my "Inclusion and Mainstreaming" class yesterday and just wanted to share some more resources I found. I will list them in the resources section, as well.

Infant See
Texas school for the Blind and Visually Impaired
ADVISOR
American Foundation for the Blind
Low Vision Center

Class update

I am taking a class, Inclusion and Mainstreaming" with U of Phoenix, as I mentioned in a previous post. I am really enjoying it, and we get to chat with the other classmates on the message forums. I taught first grade for a few years out of college, before my 6 year old Lizzy was born. But I feel as if I don't have as many classroom examples to give when "chatting". So I find myself talking more and more about Frankie. : ) I am nervous already for when he goes to preschool, so talking about it always helps!
Speaking of "chatting", I finally joined the NOAH Albinism Online Community. I love chatting with the other moms on the "parents of children with albinism forum". It's funny, because I think I came across the AOC when Frankie was first diagnosed and I was researching albinism and NOAH. But at that time I really had no desire to talk with others. It would have only made me sadder, if that makes any sense?
Back to the class, I am doing my final paper on aspects of inclusion for visually impaired children. So I am excited to do more research and I will post a bit of it too. : )

Inclusion and Mainstreaming Course

I am starting a class on Tuesday, "Inclusion and Mainstreaming", online, with The University of Phoenix. It is my second class with them, I did another about early childhood special needs. It is so interesting to take these classes now in light of Frankie's low-vision, so I will keep you updated on the class throughout the next 3 weeks. Frankie will start preschool in the fall of 2009, so I have been thinking about inclusion and how he will get the best learning environment.
I also took a class this past fall with the Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education, part of UMASS Boston. The class was Visual Functioning, it included in-depth learning about the anatomy of the eye and it's functions and what can go wrong. I was fascinated, even though it was a lot of work and studying!