Why Isn't the School Screening Enough? with Catherine Carter

It Could Be Your Eyes

“The problem with the vision screening test is that, they’re only looking at distance vision and that’s not where most of learning is”.

Today we welcome Catherine Carter, a mother of five and a true rockstar who's been working on state and federal policy and legislation to improve access to vision care.
After her son was diagnosed with double vision and the school refused to provide accommodations, Catherine filed state complaints and contacted the US Department of Education. Her efforts led to a national memorandum recognizing non-acuity vision impairments.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
(9:32) Demystifying chain office's eye doctors’ poor medical practices.
(12:37) Catherine’s advocacy journey takes her to the White House to find answers for her kid.
(15:33) Investigating schools that were out of compliance.
(18:37) Catherine’s son’s Vision Therapy and Modifications.
(20:18) Normal Vision is not a difficult concept to teach to our children.
(24:45) “They were not checking the vision of our soldiers when they were getting hit in the head”: winning the battle to advocate for their visual health.
(28:11) Other legislative initiatives.
(31:49) Join Catherine’s movement and keep advocating for our children’s vision health.
Resources & Links

• Visit Catherine's FB Group Let Them See Clearly for more information and updates on her work.
• Go back and listen to our episode How Can I Better Advocate For My Child? where we talk with Michele Hillman from Vision Therapy Parents United mentioned in today's episode.
• American Optometrist Association

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