The Child Development Project at the University of Michigan produced this short documentary in 1971 with a grant from the United States Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Notable child psychoanalyst, author, and social worker Selma Fraiberg lead the project, researching the effects of blindness on infancy. The film follows three children with visual impairments for the first two years of life as they learn various skills. They practice crawling, feeding themselves, and using their hands to communicate and explore their surroundings.

TFC Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Museum TSBVI educational film TSBVI Educational Films Austin Travis County 1970s 1970’s University of Michigan

Beverly Chethik Chethik, Beverly Jim Bizzocchi Bizzocchi, Jim Marion Ross Ross, Marion Joy Shepard Shepard, Joy Pat Helland Helland, Pat

Selma Fraiberg Fraiberg, Selma Edna Adelson Adelson, Edna Marguerite Smith Smith, Marguerite The United States Office of Education Department of Health, Education and Welfare Grant OEG-0-9-322108 2469 (32) baby

blind infant child Jamie mother mom play Paul hands touch

Karen father dad parents sight crawling see touch sound ringing bell

walking children The Child Development Project Ann Arbor Michigan blindness visual handicap visually handicapped visual disability visual impairment

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