Embracing Vision: Liam’s Journey with CViConnect

In the world of visual impairments, every small victory is a monumental achievement. Sandy Gillam, a dedicated TVI (Teacher of the Visually Impaired) and a passionate advocate for her son Liam, has shared their story on the Path’s to Literacy blog. Liam, who is deafblind and recently diagnosed with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), has found a new way to explore and understand his world through his functional vision.

Liam’s Journey With CViConnect

Liam’s journey with CViConnect began with a simple yet profound goal: to learn the extent of Liam’s functional vision. While being a braille learner his whole life, Liam is embracing the challenge of using his residual vision to identify and learn about various objects.

Liam has shown interest to his team in wanting to use his vision more, and gets elated with the opportunities to learn what he is seeing. One of the most heartwarming examples of this is when Liam uses the CViConnect app learning to visually identify the fruit choices given to him at school lunch. Liam could not wait to show his other teachers what he was looking at. The fruit shaking brought contagious laughter through the room.

Liam uses the CViConnect App

Through the CViConnect app, he explores the salient features of different foods, animals, and other items of interest, enhancing his understanding and interaction with his environment. This is only the beginning for Liam and his team. They are eager to learn what other things Liam will learn to identify and how this will support him academically and in his daily living skills. 

Sandy’s blog chronicles their deafblind journey and offers a wealth of resources and insights for other families navigating similar challenges. His story is a reminder that with the right tools and support, every child can unlock their potential and thrive.

Here is Liam in action utilizing the CViConnect app.

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