Logan and Kara Schneider have been on the fast track ever since their son Kaige was born three and a half months premature with a high probability of CVI. “We started therapies as fast as possible and got as much helpful information as we could,” explains Logan. That includes working with their Early Intervention Teacher of the Visually Impaired from
A Shared Vision
.
Their EI-TVI taught Logan and Kara to explain out loud everything they were doing with Kaige, where to place objects to get him involved with different toys and how to introduce new textures so he wouldn’t be afraid of them. “She had answers for me, and if she didn’t have answers, she’d find someone who does,” says Logan.
The Schneiders were special guests at
A Shared Vision
’s October 26th birthday celebration at the Pepsi Center and attended the Avalanche hockey game afterwards. “Kaige loved the game. He clapped and cheered and yelled ‘slam it in,’ when the Avs had the puck.” Kaige talks about playing hockey someday, and starting with his Avalanche leg braces, he just might get time on the ice!