Book Review: “Religious Beliefs of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

Abstract

Holly Lawson About 15 years ago, I read a thoughtprovoking article in the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), entitled "Religious Beliefs of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments," by Jane N. Erin, Dale Rudin, and Michael Njoroge. At the time, I had just begun my master's studies at the University of Arizona and formal training to become a teacher of students with visual impairment, a milestone that also marked my introduction to JVIB. Prior to graduate school, I had worked in the field of visual impairment for over five years at two completely dissimilar and unequal residential schools. I was a paraeducator for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI), in Austin, and a Peace Corps volunteer for the Organization Alaouite pour la Protection des Aveugles (OAPAM) [Alawite Organization