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Researchers AGAIN find poor skills in adults born blind with no mention of root cause: Life in a constant state of unsafe mobility

Jun 16

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...

Levy & Gilbert, Two Innovative Blind Leaders in Vision Rehabilitation

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

May 19

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.

We did it! 10 glowing reviews about Safe Toddles!

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Oct 30, 2021

We did it! 10 glowing reviews about Safe Toddles!

Thank you for your wonderful support- We got 10 reviews on Great Non-Profits and met our goal this year! We are so grateful to be able to...

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....

Five Requirements of Mobility Devices For People who are Mobility Visually Impaired and Blind

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

Akira's Belt Cane Story

Learning from Lily: Growing up Mobility Visually Impaired

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...

Study of Independent Walking in 17-month-old Twins

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...

Guide Before and With Pediatric Belt Cane

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

Wearing pediatric belt canes encourages independent walking in Blind 2-year-old

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...

Effect of Pediatric Belt Cane on Number of Independent Steps taken by one-year-old girl with ONH

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)...

Benefits of Belt Cane for 3-year-old with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

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...

CVI or MVI? Exploring the path to gross motor delays

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Apr 13, 2020

CVI or MVI? Exploring the path to gross motor delays

In thirty minutes we see how a 3-year-old girl with CVI improves gross motor, language and cane skills.

Blind toddlers taught us about their gross motor delays

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...

Comparing visual and tactile path preview

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...

The Pediatric Belt Cane Encourages Cane Control

Grace Ambrose-Zaken

Feb 20, 2020

The Pediatric Belt Cane Encourages Cane Control

I recently posted a video of a concept lesson with a blind two year old girl, Charna, on Facebook. While most of the feedback was...

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...

Children with MVI/B who wear belt canes achieve gross motor milestones 18-months and higher

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...

Ambrose Zaken: Path information is essential to development

Beaux Jettson

Dec 20, 2019

Ambrose Zaken: Path information is essential to development

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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