Browsing Tag: Interview

A selfie showing Amber on the left and Ivan on the right. Amber has long, dark brown hair, and wears a black and white patterend shirt and glasses. Ivan has short, dark brown hair and wears a red and blue tie-dye t-shirt.

“Being open to thinking outside the box, figuring out how to make things work, and being flexible. It goes a long way for accessibility:” An interview with Amber Bobnar of WonderBaby

by Bergelson Labon July 19, 2021

Amber Bobnar is the founder of WonderBaby.org, a website dedicated to sharing resources for families with children with visual impairments and children with multiple disabilities. She started the blog 15 years ago during the process of receiving diagnoses for her son Ivan, who is blind. We caught up with Amber to talk about Ivan, what […]

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Here, Ellie (wearing a floral print dress and pigtails) explores a tree on the UCLA campus with her hands while her baby brother Sebastian gives her a big hug from behind (he is also blonde and wearing a pink shirt).

“Blind children can learn a lot through observation.” Interview with Dr. Jennifer Silvers, parent and researcher

by Hallie Garrisonon February 11, 2021

Jennifer Silvers, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Developmental and Social areas of the Psychology Department at UCLA as well as at UCLA’s Brain Research Institute. She is the Principal Investigator for the Social Affective Neuroscience and Development (SAND) Lab, which studies how children, adolescents, and adults regulate their emotions and the effects of […]

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