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Mission Possible! Blind Babies Wear Belt Canes, Feel Safe to Explore Independently!
Safe Toddles trusts parents’ instincts! Parents instinctively want to protect their blind babies while also encouraging them to walk...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 28, 2023


All the Light... Shines a Light on History of un-Safe Mobility for Blind Children
Netflix's New Series “All the Light We Cannot See” Shines A Light on the History of un-Safe Mobility for Blind Children The Netflix TV...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 27, 2023


Safe Independent Walking is Mission Possible for Blind Toddlers!
Dear Friend, Braylen can't see, can’t hear, and has trouble with his balance. At home, he did not walk. He sat. When Braylen's physical...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 18, 2023


Mission Possible – Safe Toddles Year-End Fundraising Campaign
Safe Toddles trusts parents’ instincts! Parents instinctively want to protect their blind babies while also encouraging them to walk...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Nov 14, 2023


Mission Impossible
Mission Accomplished! Blinded veterans invented white cane safety. After WWII ended, the young soldiers who returned home blind yearned...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Nov 10, 2023


Mobility Devices for Young Children
What are Long Canes, Rectangular Canes, and Pediatric Belt Canes? For people with blindness or mobility visual impairment walking is a...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 23, 2023


I know why the blind toddler is failing to meet independent walking milestones by age two.
Until now there was no mobility device for children under the age of two and there is a lack of funding for early intervention services...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Mar 30, 2023


Age 2, Vinny Lives to Explore
Click the arrow to play his video. Vinny, age 2 and blind, was at the Easter Egg Hunt recently - an unfamiliar place with loads of...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Mar 28, 2023


Dr. Jo DeFini
Dr. Josephine DeFini was gifted in math from a very young age. Born with low vision, as the first born – she helped look after her 3...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Feb 26, 2023


A tribute to Terri
In the March 19, 2008, New York Times story on Theresa (Terri) Fiorentino’s tragic death after falling onto the tracks at Croton Harmon...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Feb 19, 2023


10 things I would never say in 2022
Here's why 1. Visual Motivation is a myth - what blind toddlers need is a reliable mobility tool that provides haptic feedback and safety...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 8, 2022


Ambrose-Zaken Defines Mobility Visual Impairment
In a recent journal of visual impairment & Blindness publication, Ambrose-Zaken's research study included the term mobility visual...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Sep 30, 2022


Why "Walk First, Safety Later" Fails Blind Toddlers
The Ambrose-Zaken Theory that Safe Mobility is Essential to Achieve Developmental Potential explains why "walk first, safety later" has...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Jan 17, 2022


Our 2022 New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year, Team Safe Mobility! Last year, we had five resolutions for 2021 and we achieved them all! We resolved to reduce our wait...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 30, 2021


Fast Forward: Early Intervention O&M with pediatric belt cane SURVEY
Fast Forward Early Intervention Orientation and Mobility Curriculum will be paired with a smart belt connected to a pediatric belt cane...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Dec 20, 2021


Happy Thanksgiving from Safe Toddles!
Happy Thanksgiving from President and CEO of Safe Toddles Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken. We’re so thankful for your continued support, and...
Beaux Jettson
Nov 25, 2021


We did it! 10 glowing reviews about Safe Toddles!
Thank you for your wonderful support- We got 10 reviews on Great Non-Profits and met our goal this year! We are so grateful to be able to...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 30, 2021


Origin Story and Impact White Cane Safety Day
Co-hosts of the Safe Toddles Pediatric Belt Cane podcast, Grace Ambrose-Zaken and Kelvin Crosby, discuss the origin story and impact of...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 14, 2021


Only You Can Help Us be a Top-Rated Nonprofit
Safe Toddles has 20 days left to be a 2021 Top-Rated Nonprofit! We need 10 positive reviews by October 31st to gain our place on the...
Beaux Jettson
Oct 11, 2021
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