VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 4
with the help of technology. Collaboration can occur with other families that are
going through the process of developing independence, those that have traveled the
road already and whose children are now adults in various settings, and
professionals interested in helping children and families with every area of the
Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
Questions to Consider
1. How can we know it all or do it all?
In isolation, we can do only so much, but together we open all new avenues
for learning for our children and young people. Fortunately, we all have access to
information from proven strategies, as well as communities of experience and
communities of practice worldwide. Whether you learn from a book, blog post,
YouTube Video, or one to one communication, there are answers available. Some
online resources are now produced by young people who are blind, low vision, or
deafblind as a way of sharing their own experience in order to help others. As an
example, Challenge Solutions describes its blog as "Lessons About Life and
Technology for the Blind and Visually Impaired". Their blog is at
https://challengesolutions.org and their YouTube channel is titled "Challenge
Solutions", it can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-81CIyq-
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