Chapter 15
Support for Parents
and Caregivers
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As a parent or caregiver of a young child who is blind, you need
support and information that is useful for your family and your
community. Although families and communities are different around
the world, many of the challenges of taking care of a young child who
is blind or cannot see well are the same, no matter where you live. This
chapter talks about how many families in different places:
• feel when they learn their child is blind or cannot see well
• cope with the extra responsibility of having a blind child
• join together to support each other and to improve the lives of their
blind children
• work as a group to get their community to support children with
disabilities
As with the rest of this book, the information in this chapter is for you to
adapt for your family and community.