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R$ FLAGS T MAY 9DICATE A PRO#M ) EI VI.N OR HE>+4 ,HE>+ ,LOSS ,AT ,RISK ,FACTORS -- ,MAL=M,N (! E>1 NOSE1 & ?ROAT -- ,RUBELLA DUR+ PREGNANCY -- ,RH 9COMPATIBIL;Y -- ,FAMILY HI/ORY ( HE>+ LOSS -- ,APG> SCORE F #J-C -- ,SEV]E NEONATAL 9FEC;NS -- ,M59GITIS -- ,L[ BIR? WEI+1 ,SPEE* & ,D1F;S ,C5T] WEBSITE1 _+_:1 ,JUNE #BJJA7 ,2HAVIORAL ,9DICATORS -- ,! * DOES N /OP MOV+1 DOES N QUIET 9 RESPONSE 6SPEE*1 &/OR DOES N >\SE F LI S.DS 7S* Z MOM'S & DAD'S VOICES7 0COO+/GURGL+ :5 HE _C SEE !M4 -- ,! * DOES N USE SPEE* AT AN AGE :5 MO/ *N >E 2G9N+ 6USE SPEE* 7APPROXIMATELY #I-AB MON?S74 7,,SKI-HI ,9/ITUTE1 #AIIH7 ,VI.N ,LOSS ,AT ,RISK ,FACTORS -- ,FAMILY HI/ORY ( VI.N LOSS 7,RET9OBLA/OMA OR ,ALB9ISM7 -- ,MAL=M,N (! E>1 NOSE1 & ?ROAT -- ,PREMATUR;Y & L[ BIR? WEIEGIV]S' FACES OR SMILE 9 RESPONSE 6_! SMILES >.D ! AGE ( #C MON?S4 -- ,HE DOES N GET EXCIT$ :5 HE SEES 8 BOTTLE OR O!R FAMILI> OBJECTS HE LIKES4 -- ,AT #D-F MON?S1 ! *'S EYES D N SEEM 6MOVE TGR :5 FOLL[+ AN OBJECT OR P]SON4 -- ,! * MAY TURN OR TILT 8 H1D 9 UNUSUAL POSI;NS :5 LOOK+ AT AN OBJECT4 -- ,! * MAY HOLD AN OBJECT V CLOSE 6HIS EYES4 -- ,! * MAY OV]-R1* OR "U-R1* = OBJECTS 7A3URATE R1*+ USU,Y O3URS >.D #F MON?S74 ,,:AT ,,D ,,Y ,,D8 ,IF "! IS A 3C]N AB VI.N OR HE>+1 YR ,,ECI PROGRAM %D MAKE A REF]RAL 6! APPROPRIATE M$ICAL PROFES.NAL4 ,WE WD L 65C\RAGE ,,ECI P]SONNEL 6"W CLOSELY ) _! ,T1*] (! ,VISU,Y ,IMPAIR$1 ,T1*] (! ,D1F & ,HE>+ ,IMPAIR$1 &/OR ,,TCB ,*N'S ,CASE"W]S 9 HELP+ ! FAMILIES PREP>E =! DOCTOR VISITS4 ,^! PROFES.NALS H M* 6(F] 6! PROCESS4 ,!Y C USU,Y %>E ! "NS ( DOCTORS1 AUDIOLOGI/S1 & VI.N SPECIALI/S :O H M EXP]I;E "W+ ) 4A#D *N4 ,(T5 !Y C GUIDE ! ,,ECI PROFES.NAL & P>5TS 9 -PIL+ A LI/ ( 3C]NS RELAT$ 6! WAY ! * USES 8 VI.N & HE>+4 ,M IMPORTANTLY1 !Y C PROVIDE P>5TS ) 9=M,N AB ! 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BABY IS #AB-AE MON?S OLD OR OLD]4 ,IF O!R >1S ( MOTOR DEVELOP;T SEEM OKAY1 DON'T WORRY4 ,YR BABY IS SIMPLY LE>N+ O!R ?+S & PO/PON+ WALK+4 #ACA ,TALK ) YR EXP]T ON VISUAL IMPAIR;TS AB DI6];ES 9 DEVELOP;TAL PATT]NS1 H[ Y MILY 9TRODUC;N 6BRL Z A SY/EM = PAIR+ SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE ) R1L OBJECTS4 ,Y MAY WI% 6PUT BRL LABELS ON E OBJECT 9 YR HOME -- ! WALLS1 ! FLOOR1 ! TOILET B[L1 ! DRESS]1 ETC4 ,:5 YR BABY 5C.T]S ^! /RANGE DOTS1 Y DON'T NE$ 62G9 R1D+ 9/RUC;N4 ,J TELL HM T ! JUM# ( DOTS REPRES5TS ! ^W 8WALL0 7OR :AT"E71 & 8WALL0 IS ! OBJECT T ! ^W IS ATTA*$ TO4 ,X SEEMS 6ME A %AME T "S BRL R1D]S DON'T SEE _! F/ ^W UNTIL =MAL S*OOL1 :ILE SIE SURR.D$ 0PR9T F ! "T !Y C REMEMB]4 -- ,T1*]S ( VISU,Y IMPAIR$ /UD5TS H _M /ORIES 6TELL AB BL & VISU,Y IMPAIR$ *N :O 7 N R1DY 6LE>N :5 !Y CAME 6S*OOL 2C !Y LACK$ R1L1 3CRETE EXP]I;ES4 ,^! "Y *N >E LACK+ 9 EXP]I5TIAL LE>N+4 ,:AT ? M1NS IS T !Y >RIV$ AT S*OOL )\T ! BACKGR.D ( EXP]I;ES )! 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BABY'S VISUAL IMPAIR;T :5 WE >E ASK$ 6CALL ON !M4 ,I ?9K ,I SP1K = ALL ( U AT ! ,-MIS.N :5 ,I SAY ,I WDN'T M9D LOS+ MY JOB = LACK ( CU/OM]S4 ,B1 T'S N LIKELY 6HAPP5 9 MY LIFE"T4 ,BAS$ ON ! #BJJA ,ANNUAL ,REGI/R,N = ,/UD5TS ,) #ACE ,VISUAL ,IMPAIR;TS PUBLI%$ 0! ,TEXAS ,$UC,N ,AG5CY1 "! >E #F1GAI /UD5TS AGES #J 6#BA 9 ,TEXAS TD :O FALL )9 ,,TEA'S DEF9I;N ( VISU,Y IMPAIR$4 ,WE S]VE AN EV5 BROAD] RANGE ( *N1 S "! IS M* "W 6BE D"O4 ,\R REW>D 9 CALL+ ON P>5TS ( NEWBORNS & "Y *N -ES F 2+ A# 6PLANT E>LY SE$S ( HELP & HOPE4 ,HELP F/ -ES 9 ! SIMPLE =M (A CASE"W]'S BUSI;S C>D4 ,AL? A P>5T SELDOM R1DS ! ^WS ,TEXAS ,-MIS.N =! ,BL ) 5?USIASM1 WE'RE A3U/OM$ 6! REAC;N4 ,X'S OKAY4 ,? ISN'T ! "T 6W[ P>5TS ) ALL ! GRT ?+S 9DIVIDUALS :O >E BL OR VISU,Y IMPAIR$ >E DO+ TD4 ,9/1D1 X'S ! "T 6LI/5 & ANSW] "QS4 ,HOPE IS PLANT$ ) J A FEW /RAID ^WS3 8,! ,BL & ,VISU,Y ,IMPAIR$ ,*N'S ,PROGRAM IS "H 6HELP :5 Y'RE R1DY40 ,WALT] ,&]SON1 ! $ITOR ( ,P>ADE1 ! MAGAZ9E 9S]T 9 _M ,U4,S4 ,SUN"D NEWSPAP]S1 SAYS 9 8 BOOK1 ,! ,3FID;E ,C\RSE3 ,SEV5S ,/EPS 6,SELF-,FULFILL;T1 8,TRUE HOPE DWELLS ON ! POSSI#1 EV5 :5 LIFE SEEMS 6BE A PLOT WRITT5 0"S"O :O WANTS 6SEE H[ M* ADV]S;Y WE C OV]COME40 ,AL? WRITT5 = ALL AGES1 ,&]SON'S ^WS >E ESPECI,Y APPROPRIATE =! P>5TS WE MEET4 ,:5 A BABY IS BORN ) VISUAL PRO#MS OR A * ACQUIRES A SEV]E VISUAL IMPAIR;T1 ! :OLE FAMILY 2G9S A *ALL5G+ J\RNEY4 ,2C ! PRIM>Y S\RCE ( 9=M,N = MO/ *N IS VI.N1 FAMILY MEMB]S ( *N ) VI.N LOSSES >E IMMLY CALL$ 96AC;N 6FILL 9 "S MISS+ OR 9COMPLETE 9=M,N4 ,? IS UNFAMILI> T]RITORY = MO/ P>5TS4 ,! ,-MIS.N'S JOB IS 6PROVIDE !M )A MAP T ULTIMATELY L1DS 6A FULL] & RI*] LIFE = _! *4 ,! MAP WE DRAW IS FULL ( 8POSSIBIL;Y ?9K+0 *ECK PO9TS Z WE 5C\RAGE P>5TS 6DWELL ON ! #ACG POSSI# = _! *4 ,"O L9E A LOT ( P>5TS W HE> F \R CASE"W]S DUR+ _! 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EF=T4 ,PL1SE ?9K AB YR FAMILY'S TRA9+ NE$S & />T PLANN+ TD =! #BJJA-BJJB S*OOL YE>4 #AEG ,UPDATE ,AB ,JEFF ,X 0 REPORT$ 9 ! ,SPR+ ISSUE ( ,,SEE/,,HE> T ,JEFF ,PRUETT _H 5T]$ A N,NAL >T 3TE/ = /UD5TS ) 4ABILITIES SPONSOR$ 0! ,HEL5 ,KELL] ,F.D,N4 ,R1 ! #BJJA ,HEL5 ,KELL] ,9T]N,NAL ,>T ,%[ 0 SPONSOR$ 0! ,9T]N,NAL ,C\NCIL = ,EXCEP;NAL ,*N ,DIVI.N ON ,VISUAL ,IMPAIR;TS1 ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,ALABAMA ,BIRM+HAM ,VI.N ,SCI;E ,RESE>* ,C5T]1 ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,ALABAMA ,BIRM+HAM ,S*OOL ( ,OPTOMETRY1 ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,ALABAMA ,BIRM+HAM ,S*OOL ( ,$UC,N & ,IVY ,GRE5 ,PROP]TY ,BO>D4 ,F M ?AN #AEJ 5TRIES1 ,JEFF'S DRAW+1 8,EYES 9 ! ,NII\S GALL]IES1 3F];ES & UNIV]SITIES ACR ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9CLUD+ ! ,VIRG9IA ,MURRAY ,S[ELL ,C5T] AT ,TEXAS ,TE* ,UNIV]S;Y 9 ,LU2OCK &! ,WA%+TON ,N,NAL ,CA!DRAL 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,,DC4 ,JEFF'S A3OMPLI%;T W 2 AC"KL$G$ DUR+ ! ,4T+UI%$ ,LECTUR] ,S]IES F1TUR+ ,DR4 ,JAN VAN ,DIJK1 ,SEPTEMB] #BF-BI1 #BJJA4 ,! >T"W ( ?REE O!R ,TEXAS /UD5TS1 ,*RI/9A ,F>LEY1 ,%ANE ,HILL & ,CAM]ON ,HEB]T 0 AL SELECT$ = ? 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( EXP]I;E "W+ ) P :O >E D1FBL4 ,! #CJ "WS ( >T SELECT$ 6T\R )! #BJJA ,HEL5 ,KELL] ,9T]N,NAL ,>T ,%[ W 2 ON 4PLAY "?\T ! ,S]IES4 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT3 ,! ,VIRG9IA ,MURRAY ,S[ELL ,C5T] 7#HJF7 #GDB-BCDE OR _+SHEILA.DOWLING@TTU.EDU_:4 ,A VAN ,DIJK ,R1D] ,A R1D] ( CLASSIC & NEW >TICLES 0,DR4 ,JAN VAN ,DIJK IS N[ AVAILA# ON ! ,,DB-L9K WEBSITE4 ,? COLLEC;N1 WRITT5 2T #AIFE & #BJJJ1 A4RESSES A V>IETY ( ISSUES RELAT$ 6! $UC,N ( /UD5TS ) D1FBL;S4 ,! >TICLES C 2 F.D AT _+FT.HTM>_:4 ,,TSBVI ,TE*NOLOGY ,9/ITUTE ,SEPTEMB] #BA & #BB1 #BJJA ,%]ATON ,F\R ,PO9TS 9 ,AU/91 ,TEXAS ,? TRA9+ IS DESIGN$ = $UC,N PROFES.NALS "W+ ) /UD5TS :O H VISUAL IMPAIR;TS4 ,SES.NS W 9CLUDE 9TRODUC;N 6! ,BRL 'N ,SP1K1 9TRODUC;N 6,DUXBURY ,BRL ,TRANSL,N S(TW>E1 & 9TRODUC;N 6SCRE5 R1D]S4 ,? IS N G5]AL TE*NOLOGY TRA9+4 ,P>5TS 9T]E/$ 9 ATT5D+ %D 3TACT ,JIM ,DURKEL OR ,%>ON ,NI*OLS 2F REGI/]+ = ? EV5T 6DET]M9E ! RELEV.E ( ? EV5T 6!M & _! *4 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT3 ,JIM ,DURKEL AT 7#EAB7 #BJF-IBGJ1 _+_JIM_DURKEL@TSBVI.EDU_: OR ,%>ON ,NI*OLS AT 7#EAB7 #BJF-ICHH1 _+_SHARON_NICHOLS@TSBVI.EDU_: ,,9SITE ,TRA9+3 ,A ,HOME-,BAS$ ,MODEL ,= ,9FANTS1 ,TO4L]S1 & ,PRES*OOL]S ,:O ,>E ,MULTIPLY ,4A#D ,S5SORY ,IMPAIR$ #AFC ,"P #A -- ,SEPTEMB] #BG & #BH1 #BJJA ,"P #B -- ,OCTOB] #BD & #BE1 #BJJA ,"P #C -- ,NOVEMB] #BI & #CJ1 #BJJA ,BRYAN1 ,TEXAS ,A #F-"D TRA9+ = S*OOL & ,,ECI PROFES.NALS "W+ ) FAMILIES :O H *N 7BIR? 6#E7 ) MULTIPLE IMPAIR;TS1 9CLUD+ S5SORY IMPAIR;T4 ,TOPICS 9CLUDE 9=M,N ON VI.N LOSS1 HE>+ LOSS1 -MUNIC,N DEVELOP;T1 MOTOR DEVELOP;T1 ACTIVE LE>N+1 & "W+ ) FAMILIES4 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT ,GIGI ,NEWTON AT ,,TSBVI4 ,PH"O3 7#EAB7 #BJF-IBGB2 ;,E-MAIL3 _+_GIGI_NEWTON@TSBVI.EDU_: ,M>K ,YR ,CAL5D>S =! ,,DBMAT ,FAMILY ,WEEK5D ,OCTOB] #AB-AD1 #BJJA6 ,X'S N TOO E>LY 6M>K YR CAL5D>S =! ,,DBMAT 7,D1FBL ,MULTIH&ICAPP$ ,ASSOCI,N ( ,TEXAS7 ,FAMILY ,3F];E1 : W TAKE PLACE AT ,CAMP ,JOHN ,M>C 9 ,M]IDIAN1 ,TEXAS4 ,? ANNUAL FALL RETR1T & LE>N+ WEEK5D = FAMILIES & S]VICE PROVID]S IS A "T ( RENEWAL & REUNION = ALL :O ATT5D4 ,= M 9=M,N1 CALL 7#IGB7 #BHG-AIJD OR ;E-MAIL _+_>DBMAT_5TS ) ,4ABILITIES & _! ,FAMILIES ,OCTOB] #AA-AD1 #BJJA ,OAKL& ,M>RIOTT ,HOTEL ,OAKL&1 ,CALI=NIA ,9 ! ,U4,S4 AL"O1 "! >E M ?AN EI5TS H A 4ABIL;Y4 ,? W 2 ! SECOND 9T]N,NAL 3F];E 6FOCUS ON FAMILIES 9 : "O OR BO? P>5TS H A 4ABIL;Y4 ,! 3F];E W 2 HO/$ 0,"? ! ,LOOK+ ,GLASS1 AN 9T]N,N,Y RECOGNIZ$ 4ABIL;Y -MUN;Y-BAS$ AG5CY ) EXP]TISE 9 RESE>*1 ADVOCACY & S]VICES 6P>5TS ) 4ABILITIES & _! FAMILIES4 ,? GR.D-BR1K+ 3F];E W F1TURE 9T]N,NAL SP1K]S A4RESS+ A WIDE V>IETY ( TOPICS RELAT$ 6P>5TS ) 4ABILITIES 9CLUD+ * CU/ODY1 ADOP;N1 PREGNANCY & BIR?1 LEGAL "RS & ASSI/IVE TE*NOLOGY4 ,A ,N,NAL ,TASK ,=CE ON ,P>5TS ) ,4ABILITIES & _! ,FAMILIES W RECONV5E AT ! 3F];E4 ,= FUR!R 9=M,N1 3TACT3 ,"? ! ,LOOK+ ,GLASS ,PH"O3 7#HJJ7 #FDD-BFFF ,9T]N,NAL CALL]S3 7#EAJ7 #HDH-AAAB1 EXT4 #ACJ ,,TTY US]S3 7#HJJ7 #HJD-AFAF ,WEBSITE3 _+ _: ,,SWOMA3 7,S\?WE/ ,ORI5T,N & ,MOBIL;Y ,ASSOCI,N ,ANNUAL ,3F];E7 ,OCTOB] #AB-AD1 #BJJA ,%]ATON ,F\R ,PO9TS 9 ,AU/91 ,TEXAS ,TOPICS W 9CLUDE3 ,GLOBAL ,POSI;N+ ,SY/EMS1 ,:EEL*AIR ,MOBIL;Y1 ,TRAUMATIC ,BRA9 ,9JURY1 ,T1M+ ) ,O3UP,NAL ,!RAPI/S & ,PHYSICAL ,!RAPI/S1 ,5VIRON;TAL ,A3ESSIBIL;Y ,ISSUES & M6 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT3 ,RU? ,ANN ,M>% 7#EAB7 #BJF-IBJC OR _+_RUTH_ANN_MARSH@TSBVI.EDU_:4 ,! ,?IRD ,ANNUAL ,SPORTS ,EXTRAVAGANZA = ,BL & ,VISU,Y ,IMPAIR$ ,/UD5TS ,NIMITZ ,HI< ,S*OOL 9 ,IRV+1 ,TEXAS #AFG ,OCTOB] #BF & #BG1 #BJJA ,*N ) VISUAL IMPAIR;TS (T5 NE$ 3FID;E-BUILD+ EXP]I;ES1 S !Y C "PICIPATE 9 _! REGUL> S*OOL SPORTS PROGRAMS4 ,? EV5T PROVIDES ! OPPORTUN;Y 6D J T4 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT ,KITRA ,HILL ,GRAY AT 7#IGB7 #CDH-AEHJ4 ,R+ ! ,BELL = ,LIT]ACY 9 #BJJA6 ,! ,FIF? ,BI5NIAL ,GETT+ ,9 ,T\* ,) ,LIT]ACY ,3F];E ,NOVEMB] #H-AA1 #BJJA ,PHILADELPHIA1 ,,PA ,WYNDHAM ,FRANKL9 ,PLAZA ,HOTEL ,! ,,GITWL ,3F];E PROVIDES A =UM =A 4CUS.N ( LIT]ACY = P :O >E BL OR VISU,Y IMPAIR$4 ,TOPICS COV] ALL ASPECTS ( LIT]ACY 9CLUD+ L[ VI.N LIT]ACY1 BRL LIT]ACY1 & USE ( TE*NOLOGY1 = ALL AGE RANGES & ABIL;Y LEVELS4 ,= M 9=M,N1 3TACT3 ,ELL5 ,CR\*] AT _+_: ,DIANE ,P4,WORMSLEY AT _+_: OR CALL 7#BAE7 #GHJ-ACFF4 #AFI ,,SEE/,,HE> PUBLI%$ QU>T]LY3 ,FEBRU>Y1 ,MAY1 ,AUGU/1 & ,NOVEMB] ,AVAILA# 9 ,SPANI% & ,5GLI% ON ,,TSBVI'S WEBSITE AT _+_:4 ,3TRIBU;NS 6! NEWSLR C 2 MAIL$ OR ;E-MAIL$ 6SEC;N $ITORS AT3 ,,TSBVI ,\TR1* #AAJJ ,WE/ #DE? ,/4 ,AU/91 ,,TX #GHGEF ,D1DL9ES = ,>TICLES ,DECEMB] #A/ =! ,