The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI), in Austin, is a residential school for K–12 students and an education partner for Texas public schools. One of TSBVI’s regular programs is its annual Discovering the Future workshop, an educational…
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Looking Ahead: Planning Tips for the New School Year and Beyond
The 2025–26 school year has begun, and the “urgent tasks” list seems to need every second you can spare. Especially if your child has to navigate a new school with low vision, try to concentrate with ADHD, or keep up…
On the Threshold of Independence: Recommended Apps for Young Adults
The digital age is a boon to assistive technology and the people who depend on it. For disabled youngsters entering legal adulthood, the new digital world is also a wider doorway to independent living. It’s no longer necessary to have…
Chronic Illness and Disability Conference, Houston: 2023 Highlights
“We’re not going to let … society give us a token education and then bury us.” –Disability activist and wheelchair user Judith Heumann, suing for the right to a job in 1970 Equal access has come a long way, but…




