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Meet Pam
2021 is a year of celebration! Seeing is Believing, our program dedicated to helping children with vision loss throughout the state of Illinois be successful in school, is turning 30.
Remember When – The Building the Deicke House of Hope
20 years ago, what started as an impossible dream, to build a bigger yellow house was realized and ground was broken on the now Deicke House of Hope. We needed
Katrina’s Tips: Using Your Other Senses
As humans, sight is our dominant sense—the first choice for interacting with the environment. But it’s not our only means for interacting with our surroundings, and at Spectrios we know
Tech Tip: What’s in Your Tool Box?
Some toolboxes we use for daily life include drawers and cabinets with spatulas, spoons, pots and pans, mixers, and your refrigerator to prepare your daily meals. We also use screwdrivers,
Meet Haley
Haley’s first encounter with the Seeing is Believing program was when she was in 1st grade. She has now graduated from Northern Illinois University with her master’s degree in Special
Low Vision Rehabilitation Residency Program
Have you ever wondered why it is the Spectios INSTITUTE for Low Vision? Why is it an Institute? In short, it is because we provide students of optometry and occupational
Katrina’s Kitchen Tips
With the holidays coming up, in a recent Friday support group call, we focused on all things cooking and kitchen safety. While the kitchen could be considered one of the
The Ultimate Low Vision Gift Guide
Echo Show 10.1 The latest version of the Echo Show is a smart home device produced by Amazon. The Echo Show boasts the best vision accessibility features in its