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Heart to Heart
Breaking the News
Brothers and Sisters . . . Growing Up with a Blind Sibling
Being Blind . . . Inspirational Stories
The INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES has created a series of professionally produced videotapes that deal with issues affecting the families of the visually impaired and the health care workers who assist them. These tapes are distributed to a diverse group of people, including parents of visually handicapped children, educators, hospitals, and medical centers, individual physicians, nurses, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, etc. Our video Breaking the News (listed below) is now being used in thirty-eight medical schools and is impacting the training of the new generation of physicians. Please contact us by telephone or by mail if you wish to order any of these items (A $10 donation per video is suggested to cover our costs of duplication and postage.). You may also e-mail us: .
  • Heart to Heart  Dom DeLuise hosts conversations with parents about their feelings in coping with a blind or visually impaired child. Suitable for parents in individual or group settings, and for medical and/or educational professionals.
  • Breaking the News  Four physicians discuss their feelings, experiences, growth, and style when conveying a serious diagnosis to patients and parents of patients. Appropriate for use in medical school curriculum and for experienced physicians of all medical disciplines.
  • Brothers and Sisters . . . Growing Up with a Blind Sibling  Eight brothers and sisters of blind or visually impaired children talk to us from their hearts about what it’s like to grow up with a sibling with a disability. Appropriate for families and professionals.
  • Being Blind . . . Inspirational Stories  Six totally blind children, ages ten to eighteen, enlighten us about their lives. Appropriate for families and professionals.
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Please contact us by telephone or by mail if you wish to order any of these items (A $10 donation per video is suggested to cover our costs of duplication and postage. If ordering from outside of the United States, please add an additional $1 per item to cover postage.).


INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES
is a non-profit organization and all of our services are provided
at no cost to families and professionals.  Funding is provided by private donations.
We are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) exempt organization.

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INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES
4650 Sunset Blvd, Mail Stop 111, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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updated August 25, 2006