Infants and Toddlers
Engaging infants and toddlers to thrive and reach developmental milestones.
Early intervention and family support are vital to every child with visual impairments. Our team assesses the needs of each child and creates an individualized program to reach family goals.
We provide services at Vision Forward, in a child’s home and in the community, empowering families and caregivers with the tools needed to support their child’s development.
Our professional staff includes:
- Teachers of the visually impaired
- Orientation & mobility specialists
- Occupational, physical and speech therapists who are trained to promote use of functional vision and offer strategies to compensate for visual loss
We work towards progression of development, play and self-help skills after identifying a child’s strengths through:
- Functional vision assessments
- Evaluations of fine/gross motor skills, mobility, speech and language and sensory integration
Vision Forward works with Birth to Three agencies or we offer consultation and training to professionals, early interventionists and day care providers.
What our parents are saying about the
Birth to 3 program
“It’s hard to put into words the tremendous impact the Birth to 3 program has had on our daughter, Isobel. We can certainly point to concrete achievements such as sitting up independently, transitioning from laying down to sitting, and navigating a gait trainer independently.
However, the value of Isobel’s time in the program goes beyond those demonstrable skills. She had a dedicated team of truly amazing therapists who continued to push our daughter to unlock her full potential in a compassionate and gentle way.
In addition to the tangible physical progress Isobel has achieved in the past 18 months, she has also gained confidence in her abilities that will allow her to continue to achieve her therapy goals in the future.
While we are saddened to no longer having … in home therapies with our friends Sue, Tina, and Kim, we at the same time are excited to start Isobel’s new chapter at school. We have total confidence that Isobel will succeed with this transition thanks to the skills the Birth to 3 program has provided. We will forever be thankful and grateful for her time spent in this program.”
We’re here to help!
Contact Colleen Kickbush, MSEd., TVI, DTVI | Vision Therapy Services Manager
at 414-403-8683 or ckickbush@vision-forward.org
Fill out Registration for our Summer Sensory Tots Program! To learn more visit https://vision-forward.org/event/summer-sensory-club