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Feature|Articles|September 16, 2024
Eye care takes the forefront for students with visual impairments
Author(s)Jordana Joy, Editor
From schools for blind individuals to early intervention services, families have options to help prepare their children with visual impairments for adulthood.
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The expanse of land that the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB) in Columbus lies on is teeming with life, bringing serenity and peace of mind to its students. With both OSSB moving and the Ohio School for the Deaf (OSD) expanding to its location on Morse Road in 1953, the schools reside less than 2 miles apart from each other, with Bill Moose Run splitting the middle of the land as a protected nature preserve.1,2
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