News and Events

Lowenfield Akeson Early Years Symposium

Saturday, February 20, 2010
   California School for the Blind, Fremont, CA

• Please RSVP to Mike McFarland at
  mcfarlandmike@blindbabies.org if you plan to attend.
• Click here for directions to the California School for the Blind at 500 Walnut Avenue Fremont, CA 94536.

Central Valley Beeper Egg Hunt

March 20, 2010 at Rowley Ranch, Visalia, CA

Bay Area Beeper Egg Hunt

April 3, 2010 Location TBD

Fourth Annual Golf Tournament

August 30, 2010 at TPC Stonebrae
   27900 Fairview Ave, Hayward, CA 94542

Mission

When an infant or preschooler is identified as blind or visually impaired, Blind Babies Foundation provides family-centered services to support the child's optimal development and access to the world.

Click here to find out why Early Intervention is so essential.

Services

Blind Babies Foundation has been providing critical early intervention and education services to infants and preschoolers who are blind or visually impaired for 60 years. Our family-centered services are provided in the home environment and encourage every child’s development to the fullest degree possible with careful attention to their individual abilities and needs.

Through our Off to a Good Start program, our Vision Impairment Specialists help more than 540 children each year in 14 central and northern California counties at no cost to families

"Our son has a visual impairment which put us on a hunt for some sound help and direction. We have been on a medical and emotional roller-coaster and we can wholeheartedly say that having BBF at our side has made this trying time much easier to handle." - .Steve & Jody C. of Lodi, California

Why Use Our Services?

The birth of a baby marks the beginning of many challenges for a family. With a baby who is visually impaired, the challenges are more complex. The early intervention program of BBF, called Off To A Good Start, helps the entire family adjust by:

• providing parent education
• providing information -supporting the parent/child relationship
• connecting the family to resources
• attending medical visits with families
• administering visual and developmental assessments
• referral to other agencies
• supporting family advocacy skills
• giving opportunities for families to meet and to learn from one another

For more information, click here.