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conditions. In Snyder's analysis, ONH replaced ROP as the second most
reported condition. This shift documents the potential change in etiology of
visual diagnosis leading to VI that is expected to evolve as the ROP
prevalence continues to decline. The presence of co-existing medical
conditions and developmental disability in a large percentage of young
children with visual impairment is also verified through Babies Count data.
In a sample size of 588, over 80% of the children were identified as having
additional developmental delays. Potentially related to prevalence of co-
existing developmental delays, IFSP teams were reported as large, with
about half of the sample indicating that teams consisted of 4 or more EI
professionals. In addition, 41% of the sample reporting the specialized VI
teacher providing EI support on a once a month frequency (Snyder, 2018).
This information about the size and make-up of EI teams will help the field
understand the complexity of EI services for children with VI, especially
when the specialized VI provider is a consultant or coach and not a direct
service provider.
As the New Mexico version of the project came to life, Lyle continued
to have a bigger—and a truly national—vision for the project by having all
50 states included in data collection and analysis. However, she needed
additional resources to market its benefits to organizations that could
