Michigan Department of Education Resource for Blind/Low Vision

Reminder: Share a photo of your family doing a suggested summer activity and be entered to win a hammock! Learn more below.

Looking comfy! We have gathered a few ideas to help you enjoy nature this summer. Share a photo of your family doing one of the activities to be entered to win a hammock: rdhh.org/news/outdoor-summer-fun-home

(Four-image collage: Several teens smile at the camera while sitting outside in hammock chairs at Camp Tuhsmeheta.)

Reminder: We will host a picnic event for Camp Tuhsmeheta alumni on August 29! Former campers over the age of 18 who are blind or low vision (BLV), along with previous Camp T staff from BLV events, are invited to come back to the woods of Camp T for this one-day family event. Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/CampT-08-29-26

(Image: Former campers and staff gather around a campfire to roast hot dogs for lunch at a previous alumni event.)

Did you visit our table at Western Michigan University's Vision Resource Fair last weekend? We enjoyed talking with everyone who stopped by!

(Image: MDE RBLV Education Consultant Dr. Amanda English smiles while talking with two professionals in the blindness field at RBLV's vendor table. The two women standing at the table have their backs to the camera, and a guide-dog-in-training lays on the floor.)

Michigan Alliance for Families will offer Return to School webinars next week! These webinars will be held on Wednesdays at noon through August 19.

July 29: Picture This! Developing Your Student Snapshot
August 5: Start Strong! Communication That Supports Your Child
August 12: Prepare with Flair! Back to School with an IEP
August 19: Executive Functioning - What, When, and How

Learn more and sign up:

Return to School 2026 - Michigan Alliance for Families Every year, Michigan Alliance for Families Parent Mentors present a free series of webinars to help parents of children with IEPs or IFSPs as we get ready to head back to school. Return to School Flyer 2026 Wednesdays at noon starting July 29. Same registration link for all: https://tinyurl.com/Retu...

We have new email addresses 📩 If you need to contact our office, please use the information below.

General: [email protected]

Events: [email protected]

Instructional Materials Center: [email protected]

(Image: A hand reaches upward against a dark textured background, appearing to hold a white, hand‑drawn envelope icon with small lines around it suggesting emphasis.)

We are excited to partner with Michigan Blind Athletic Association - MBAA September 18-20 for this year's Goalball and Adaptive Sports Camp! In addition to doing team challenges and skill-building activities, participants will explore a variety of games and adaptive sports, including goalball.

Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/CampT-09-18-26

(Three-image collage: On the court in Oak Recreation Center, campers practice diving to block a goalball from going into the net, lean forward to roll the ball down the court, and reach their hands out to stop the ball.)

We will kick off this school year's Little Explorers series on September 12! Parents/caregivers and children, ages 0-5, who are blind or low vision (BLV) and/or deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), will enjoy story time, music, crafts and other activities. Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/CampT-09-12-26

(Image: Several young children holding green buckets stand outside with parents, caregivers, and volunteers while participating in a Little Explorers activity.)

Want to build confidence in outdoor orientation and mobility assessments? Join us on September 14 in Lansing for an interactive workshop covering real-world techniques for all grade levels 👩‍🦯‍➡️

O&M Assessment in Action: Outdoors
When: September 14, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Lansing, MI
Cost: $50 per person
Sign up: bit.ly/RBLV-09-14-26

(Four-image collage: Participants at an outdoor O&M workshop talk with each other and test navigation apps on their phones; student Cane Quest participants navigate a crosswalk and city street with their white canes. Image text is included in the post above.)

Campers are tapping into their creative sides at Fine Arts Camp 🎨📯Although the air quality is keeping us inside, we've been working on art projects and trying new instruments!

(Four-image collage: A boy plays the flute while seated in a chair in the nature center while another boy listens; a girl smiles while working on an art activity at a table; a girl plays a keyboard next to windows in the nature center; view from behind another girl who is working on her art piece.)