Why is the National Agenda important to parents of students with visual impairments or blindness?
The National Agenda is important because sometimes months or years go by before someone, usually a parent or teacher, realizes that a child can’t see well. More time may go by before the child receives the kinds of services that are needed to learn well. Children with blindness or visual impairments may receive an inferior education because there are not enough teachers and specialists who can meet their special needs. Often children with visual impairments are placed in schools or classrooms that are not right for them, without thought to where the child might learn best. As parents, we believe using the National Agenda will help our children learn what they need to know to be successful. When parents, teachers, and school administrators use the National Agenda and its eight goals, blind and visually impaired children will receive an appropriate education. The eight goals of the National Agenda, followed by questions parents may want to ask themselves, follow. Although some answers ar
