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Our Special Life: A Child With Blindness (The Planson Family)

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Emma is an active five-year-old who enjoys gymnastics and Girl Scouts. She was born with a visual impairment. In this episode, her family discusses learning to read and write in Braille. Part of the "Our Special Life" series.

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Runtime: 5 minutes 50 seconds

Topic: Blind Life, Home and Family
Subtopic: Blind - General, Family Life, Parent and Child
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2012
Producer/Distributor: CafeMom Studios
Series: Our Special Life
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Young boy with dark hair sticks out his tongue in concentration as a woman with long brown hair helps him get his arm out of his brown tee-shirt. Caption. A stroke when I miscarried the twin.

Woman with long, medium brown hair and a red sweater sits and talks with a blurred kitchen in the background. Caption. That he had autism.

Closeup of a young girl with blonde hair and bangs wearing a pink shirt while looking down. She has a few freckles on her nose.

Closeup of a woman with highlighted brown hair and brown eyes in front of a blurred decorative shelf. Caption. That I had envisioned.

Closeup of young boy with a pink baseball cap and red shirt with white polka dots sitting at a table and using his fingers to put food in his mouth. A plate with food is in front of him. Caption. Of kids with D, U, P, 15, Q.

Closeup of a woman with blue eyes, brown hair with bangs, and a patterned blue blouse sitting in a wooden chair with a kitchen table in the background. Caption. She wasn't pulling up to standing.

Young boy wearing glasses and a red tee-shirt leans his elbows on a clipboard on a table while looking over at a woman in a purple shirt and glasses. She touches his back while writing on a paper in front of her. Caption. Say it again.

Smiling woman with brown hair and a light blue shirt stands behind a young, smiling boy in a blue plaid shirt. Her hands are on his sides to help him stay steady. Caption. It presents as if he has Angelman syndrome.

Closeup of smiling toddler with a pink shirt and light brown hair in pigtails holding a baby in a light pink onesie. The baby has a red rash on her cheeks. Caption. And on her body.

Large family of multiple generations posing for a family photo. They wear shades of red, green, brown, and white, and several babies wear Santa hats. Caption. The kids are Cari, Jonathan, Jacob, Lori, Ozzie.