Expectations about the future We live in a time of rapid change. Electronic and bio-technologies are transforming the world. We have to make educated guesses about the future and design appropriate lesson plans to prepare students. Malls are constantly redesigning store layouts, moving and shifting displays to provide a rich, continually stimulating visual circus for sighted customers. This puts a burden on blind individuals that has to be addressed, especially as this trend intensifies.
All children can learn Blind children can learn.
Deaf blind children can learn. Multiply handicapped children can learn. Not all children will learn at the same pace, but they will all be striving to accomplish appropriate outcomes. We are also talking about teacher and parent attitudes. High expectations, positive emotions, constructive feedback, all good intentions feed on themselves.