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Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Jun 22, 2024
Give Today to Make Every Day Independence Day!
Give today to make every day independence day. Pediatric Belt Canes are a medical necessity.
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Jun 16, 2024
Researchers AGAIN find poor skills in adults born blind with no mention of root cause: Life in a constant state of unsafe mobility
This 2023 study compared 209 adults with a mobility visual impairment or blindness (MVI/B) with sighted adults. The authors did not give...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
May 19, 2024
Levy & Gilbert, Two Innovative Blind Leaders in Vision Rehabilitation
William Hanks Levy and Elizabeth Gilbert invented the long cane technique constant contact for blind adults in 1872.
Beaux Jettson
Nov 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving from Safe Toddles!
Happy Thanksgiving from President and CEO of Safe Toddles Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken. We’re so thankful for your continued support, and...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 14, 2021
Origin Story and Impact White Cane Safety Day
Co-hosts of the Safe Toddles Pediatric Belt Cane podcast, Grace Ambrose-Zaken and Kelvin Crosby, discuss the origin story and impact of...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Sep 5, 2021
Sept 5 is JoJo Day!
Happy JoJo Day! to one and all!! Every September 5 is remembered as the day JoJo demonstrated the transformative effect of safe mobility....
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Feb 21, 2021
Five Requirements of Mobility Devices For People who are Mobility Visually Impaired and Blind
Children born blind and mobility visually impaired need safe mobility to thrive. Mobility visually impaired (MVI) is a term used to...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 28, 2020
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 12, 2020
Learning from Lily: Growing up Mobility Visually Impaired
Lily was born in 2012 with optic nerve hypoplasia. She received early rod cane instruction, rectangular cane instruction and lots of love...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Aug 30, 2020
Study of Independent Walking in 17-month-old Twins
Independent walking (walking at will and without assistance) is fundamental to learning. The onset of independent walking triggers...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
May 27, 2020
Guide Before and With Pediatric Belt Cane
Toddlers who are blind and encounter collisions when being guided are of great concern, because three year old children born blind, with no
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
May 22, 2020
Wearing pediatric belt canes encourages independent walking in Blind 2-year-old
Toddlers who are blind need effective mobility tools for safe mobility, because safe self-locomotion skills are essential for language...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
May 14, 2020
Effect of Pediatric Belt Cane on Number of Independent Steps taken by one-year-old girl with ONH
Children who are unable to visually detect obstacles, drop-offs, and changes in surface have a mobility visual impairment (MVI)...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
May 6, 2020
Benefits of Belt Cane for 3-year-old with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Justine McBride, M.S.Ed., TVI & Grace Ambrose-Zaken Children with mobility visual impairment (MVI) are unable to visually avoid...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Mar 15, 2020
Blind toddlers taught us about their gross motor delays
We too are worried with the world about the Covid-19 epidemic and we are sincerely hoping for a speedy cure. We have faith in and are...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Mar 3, 2020
Comparing visual and tactile path preview
What happens when a driver takes her eyes off the road? When she looks up she might jerk her head back and quickly turn the steering...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Feb 5, 2020
Does the cane have a spot?
There is sign at my dentist’s office that reads- only floss the teeth you want to keep – of course, I want to keep all my teeth – clearly...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Jan 29, 2020
Children with MVI/B who wear belt canes achieve gross motor milestones 18-months and higher
This video is a series of short clips showing one, two and three year old children who are blind or have tunnel vision wearing their...
Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 11, 2019
How far have we come?
This black and white photo was published in New Outlook for the Blind in September 1967.The picture is of a preschooler boy who is blind...
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