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Resource Center at Wills Eye Hospital of Philadelphia
Wills Eye Hospital Family Resource Center Sponsored by The Little Rock Foundation
840 Walnut Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 825-9081
Fax: 215-825-9085
George Holliday, Director
Hours (7:30AM - 4:00PM, Tues, Thur)
Email:
gholliday@willseye.org
The Little Rock Foundation and Wills Eye Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, have joined together to establish the Family Resource Room dedicated to supporting families of blind and visually impaired children.
Located outside the Pediatric Division on the 12th floor, the Family Resource Room is accessible to parents who bring their children to eye appointments.
Our literature is placed throughout the hospital. We encourage all of the hospital staff to direct patients to the Family Resource Center. An older patient may not need our services, but perhaps a friend of family member would benefit from it.
The Family Resource Center has packets of information that will assist parents and teachers of blind and visually impaired children.
Contents of Packets:
- Helpful Hints on Daily Living Skills
- Creating Tactile Books
- Pre-Braille for Infants and Toddlers
- Braille Simplified
- Deciphering the Braille Code
- Resource Guide for Learning Skills in Math
- Board work Alternatives
- Technology for Infants & Toddlers with Visual Impairments
- Students Computer Abilities
- Getting it all together (Organizing Strategies for Elementary Braille Readers)
Other Literature:
- Early Intervention
- Braille Reading
- Equipment and Learning Aids for multiple disabilities
- Various local schools for children with special needs
- Statewide Resource Links for Department of Health and Human Services
- Organizations that are available to children who are blind and visually impaired
To request any materials listed above, please
call Debbie Nichols (856) 629-9223
Wills Eye Hospital also has a Library on the 8th floor outside of the elevator for your convenience.
Resource Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Children’s VIEW – Article Provided
The Little Rock Foundation and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have joined together to establish the Family Resource Room dedicated to supporting families of children with disabilities.
Services and resources include:
- Computer workstations, adjustable to accommodate wheelchairs and equipped with specialized software for visually impaired and hard -of hearing children and adults
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV) that magnifies hardcopy and pictures
- Braille printer
- Teletypewriters (TTY), Voice Carry Over (VCO) telephones and various communication and signaling devices for hard-of-hearing children and adults
- Reading material, pamphlets and videos on a variety of disabilities as well as catalogs featuring adaptive and assistive devices, games and toys for children with disabilities
- Information on community resources
- Periodic In-Services and Open Houses where new technology is introduced and demonstrated
Come visit and discuss your concerns and needs, observe demonstrations of today’s latest technology in a warm, friendly and comfortable environment.
The Family Resource Room is staffed by one full time and one part time Family Resource Coordinator and is located in Children's Seashore House on the first floor.
The hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
After hours & weekend appointments available
For more information, please call 267-426-7285.
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