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Anchor Center Receives Substantial Donation of Instruments for Music Therapy Program

March 28, 2023 – Anchor Center had an amazing opportunity to work with a donor, a mix engineer and multi–Grammy Awards winner, to support our music therapy program. In the past six months, a large number of musical instruments have been donated specifically to benefit the needs of our students with visual impairments. These instruments

Anchor Center’s, Elise Darrow Interviewed by Perkins School in the article, “CVI and EI: What is the IFSP?”

Elise Darrow, Anchor Center for Blind Children’s CVI Initiative Manager, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, and Orientation and Mobility Specialist discusses Individual Family Service Plan’s (IFSP), a legal document that outlines your child’s Early Intervention services and goals. Read the article here.

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Dr. Cathy Smyth Presents

Anchor’s Director of Research, Dr. Cathy Smyth recently presented on Anchor Center’s NAVEG newborn screening research for the  Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) National Pilot Webinar series.  The NBSTRN hosts a monthly webinar via zoom to facilitate information sharing between state newborn screening programs, researchers, clinicians, advocates and federal partners about conditions recently added

Screens Aren’t Just Visual

Today I’m back with some information on a topic which comes up frequently in the lives of many students with limited or no vision: [drum role please]: screen readers! A screen reader, also known as screen-reading software, is a computer program which speaks aloud text on the screen. Picture your child typing letters and numbers

Learning During Uncertain Times: Remote Resources for You.

It seems that summer is upon us and we are still, for the most part, learning from home. I know the Anchor community is anxious for remote resources to make this summer a season of great learning and fun. Here are some resources to make an impact on your discoveries as we continue to grapple