Richard was born in March 2012 with Cortical Visual Impairment. This means that his eyes work just fine, but his brain has trouble interpreting the information. The good news is that CVI is treatable with therapy! Richard has been going to occupational therapy and his improvement has been miraculous. After just one session, he learned [...]
Children with visual impairments living life to the fullest
Bethel China is a pioneer and leader in the field of early intervention for blind children in China. We have written, filmed and produced the first educational DVD series to be published in China.
The series is currently 4×20 minute videos, each covering a different topic, including Early Intervention, Self-Help Skills, Fine Motor and Braille and Orientation and Mobility.
Xue Rou (Shirley)
Xuerou (Shirley) is a beautiful little girl! She was one of the first children to arrive at Bethel's Zhengzhou project, she was in preschool for 18 months before she came into Bethel's full time care. When she first arrived at age 4, she was very weak. She couldn't sit up or eat any solid food. [...]
Kai Yuan (Kyle)
Kyle is like a little flower. When came to us not able to sit up, but it has been so much fun watching him slowly open up. He is now sitting up and spending a lot of time exercising to be able to sit on his own and feed himself. The boy has a contagious [...]