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Seeking residential placement for student

PAT LEADER

Fri, Feb 14, 2020 3:29 PM

Good morning AER Listserv professionals - We are seeking a therapeutic residential treatment facility that will take my student who is blind, 12 years old - 7th grade. This student is cognitively intact, totally blind, and exhibiting some extreme anger issues. Most facilities are telling us that they are not "certified" for blindness, which I see as their uneasiness with taking a student who is blind, because they don't know how to deal with that disability. I am seeking anyone throughout the country who has placed a student successfully with a facility, and information to contact that facility. Please contact me back at my personal email pleader@comcast.net if you are aware of such a placement.
Thank you for your help and support.
Pat
Patricia Leader M.A.
CUSD/SELPA II Vision/O & M Specialist

Good morning AER Listserv professionals - We are seeking a therapeutic residential treatment facility that will take my student who is blind, 12 years old - 7th grade. This student is cognitively intact, totally blind, and exhibiting some extreme anger issues. Most facilities are telling us that they are not "certified" for blindness, which I see as their uneasiness with taking a student who is blind, because they don't know how to deal with that disability. I am seeking anyone throughout the country who has placed a student successfully with a facility, and information to contact that facility. Please contact me back at my personal email <pleader@comcast.net> if you are aware of such a placement. Thank you for your help and support. Pat Patricia Leader M.A. CUSD/SELPA II Vision/O & M Specialist

Sharon Hudson

Fri, Feb 14, 2020 5:33 PM

Hi Pat,

Some thoughts -
Wayfinder (formally Junior Blind) has a great program, I believe it is located in Los Angeles. One of my students went there for 2 years, had behavior problems that couldn’t be handled at home and was visually impaired as well as autistic. https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/

I also know of another one in Kansas, Heartspring www.heartspring.org , I have a co-worker whose son is there. I don’t know if they have any issues with visual impairment but they have done wonders with her son.

Sharon Hudson, COMS, CVRT
Chief Operating Officer
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impairedhttp://www.vistacenter.org/
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Hi Pat, Some thoughts - Wayfinder (formally Junior Blind) has a great program, I believe it is located in Los Angeles. One of my students went there for 2 years, had behavior problems that couldn’t be handled at home and was visually impaired as well as autistic. https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/ I also know of another one in Kansas, Heartspring www.heartspring.org , I have a co-worker whose son is there. I don’t know if they have any issues with visual impairment but they have done wonders with her son. Sharon Hudson, COMS, CVRT Chief Operating Officer Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<http://www.vistacenter.org/> Vista Center on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/Vista-Center-for-the-Blind-Visually-Impaired-67837584088/> l Donate Today<http://www.vistacenter.org/how_to_help.html> 650-858-0202 ext. 111 NOTE: Confidential. This FAX/Email and any attachments are private and are intended only for the use of the addressee(s), may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that the use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this FAX/Email and/or the attachments is strictly prohibited and in violation of the Federal Law (HIPAA). From: AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of PAT LEADER Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 7:30 AM To: AER Aernet Subject: [AERNet] Seeking residential placement for student Good morning AER Listserv professionals - We are seeking a therapeutic residential treatment facility that will take my student who is blind, 12 years old - 7th grade. This student is cognitively intact, totally blind, and exhibiting some extreme anger issues. Most facilities are telling us that they are not "certified" for blindness, which I see as their uneasiness with taking a student who is blind, because they don't know how to deal with that disability. I am seeking anyone throughout the country who has placed a student successfully with a facility, and information to contact that facility. Please contact me back at my personal email <pleader@comcast.net> if you are aware of such a placement. Thank you for your help and support. Pat Patricia Leader M.A. CUSD/SELPA II Vision/O & M Specialist