Western Pennsylvania School For Blind Children

The outreach program provides vital information, consultation and direct services to hundreds of visually impaired students, agencies, school districts, intermediate units and families throughout the region. The program is dedicated to helping parents and educators make real, tangible impact in the quality of education of students with visual impairment throughout western pennsylvania.

Each summer, western pennsylvania school for blind children offers a supplemental extended school year (esy) program to both school-age and preschool students enrolled at the school. During this 3-week program, special education and related services are provided which align with their individualized education program (iep) goals.without additional summer programming, children with visual impairments and additional disabilities--such as cognitive, physical, and sensory challenges--often lose the progress they've made during the school year. The additional support provided through the esy program helps students retain and strengthen these emerging skills, setting them up for a successful start to the next school year.

Other program services consist of the a child's view: vision in extraordinary ways and lavi program. "a child's view: vision in extraordinary ways" early childhood center provides comprehensive childcare for children with or without visual impairments from the ages of six weeks to five years. This innovative program is designed to benefit all children, regardless of their ability level or sensory impairments. Accredited by the national association for the education of young children, a child's view is a high quality and innovative childcare program. "lavi: learning adventures for the visually impaired" is a licensed adult training facility (atf) for graduates of the wpsbc ages 21 to 59. The program runs year-round at our oakland campus. Occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech language pathologists are available to provide related service consultations and the use of assistive technology devices . Throughout the day lavi participants engage in a variety of instructional, vocational, and recreational activities adapted to maximize participation.