A program of Advocates for Blind Citizens
Some children are not struggling to read. Their eyes are going the wrong way.
We find them in about thirty seconds during a vision screening a school already runs, then teach the one habit that corrects it: look left, read right.
Built by Teachers of the Visually Impaired. Partnered with Lions Clubs International. Working with schools, pediatric practices and post-acute care providers across four time zones.
Two programs
Two screenings. Both take minutes. Both change what happens next.
Reading, for children
A child whose eyes travel right to left, or outward from the center, will flip b and d, E and 3, p and q. It looks like dyslexia. Most of the time it is not. We identify these children during the screening a school already runs, then teach the habit that corrects it.
Color screening, for all ages
A 27 plate screening, under ten minutes, taken in a clinic or at home. In children it catches roughly 1 in 12 boys who cannot see color the way the classroom assumes. In older adults it catches missed pressure sores, jaundice and medication errors, and surfaces undiagnosed glaucoma, diabetes and macular degeneration.
Why it matters
The cost of missing these children is measured in years.
A child who cannot read is tested for weeks, pulled from class, and put through a meeting with six adults at the table. More than half the time, the reason was never a learning disability.
How the network works
Screeners find them. Eye doctors receive them. Everyone sees the results.
That last step is the part districts and practices ask about first. Every screening you run is counted, and the reporting is yours. It is how you show a school board or a practice manager that the program did something.
Find your path
Tell us who you are. We will tell you the one thing to do next.
Screeners, you find children and patientsReceivers, referrals come to you