{"id":18694,"date":"2026-06-29T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18694"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:33:13","slug":"students-and-families-celebrate-new-beginnings-at-beyond-blindness-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18694","title":{"rendered":"Students and families celebrate new beginnings at Beyond Blindness graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>Graduation is a time to celebrate the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another for every student. For Beyond Blindness \u2014 a nonprofit education and early prevention provider for children with visual impairments \u2014 celebrating new beginnings this graduation season wasn\u2019t just for students and their families.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18679\">Europe\u2019s record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Five years ago, the CEO of Beyond Blindness, Angie Rowe, contacted Orange County Head Start to discuss a potential partnership. As a larger nonprofit child development organization, OCHS provides services to Orange County children and their families with specific needs stemming from disabilities, poverty or other circumstances.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ally Lam has her cap adjusted before her preschool promotion...\" class=\"wp-image-18681\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4-1024x629.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4-1024x629.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4-1536x943.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4fe7f74f029c042f899553b8095ffb4.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Ally Lam has her cap adjusted before her preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at...\" class=\"wp-image-18682\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb-1024x718.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb-1024x718.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb-768x539.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb-1536x1078.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43cbee886b2211029f8a0b965b907ffb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Espinoza, who is visually impaired, and Dylan Oman, from...\" class=\"wp-image-18683\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757-1024x791.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757-1024x791.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757-300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757-768x593.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757-1536x1187.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3745f981305d3fd651fc999deb839757.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Liam Espinoza, who is visually impaired, and Dylan Oman, from left, high-five each other before their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dylan Oman takes a photo with his mom Mery and...\" class=\"wp-image-18684\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc-1024x649.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc-1024x649.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc-768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc-1536x974.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baa2384190d34d2e611ec02eadff5efc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Dylan Oman takes a photo with his mom Mery and brother Owen following his preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angie Rowe, president and CEO of Beyond Blindness, speaks about...\" class=\"wp-image-18685\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05-1024x782.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05-1024x782.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05-300x229.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05-768x587.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05-1536x1173.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21b5ce182763391ffa46aa88d284bb05.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angie Rowe, president and CEO of Beyond Blindness, speaks about the students during a preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Callan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien uses sign language to spell his name during...\" class=\"wp-image-18686\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac-1024x617.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac-1024x617.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac-1536x926.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8d7241d78d14ed00a5e2b1e37d9cdac.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Callan O\u2019Brien uses sign language to spell his name during his preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Espinoza is congratulated by his aunt Ana Espinoza after...\" class=\"wp-image-18687\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223-1024x759.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223-1024x759.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223-1536x1138.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/172c313a2abc60e41fa25dd872d88223.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Liam Espinoza is congratulated by his aunt Ana Espinoza after his preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Garcia waves to his supporters during his preschool promotion...\" class=\"wp-image-18688\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9-1024x687.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9-1024x687.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9-1536x1031.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b31cd54f7f0d3466560e36850fe474c9.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Michael Garcia waves to his supporters during his preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students head to their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness...\" class=\"wp-image-18689\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004-1024x666.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004-1536x998.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7b5240f28d100e0a3f18db3ba2682004.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Students head to their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at...\" class=\"wp-image-18690\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc-1024x667.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc-1024x667.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc-768x500.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc-1536x1001.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cb83b1b95bfc096f109beb4700ae04cc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at...\" class=\"wp-image-18691\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb-1024x738.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb-1024x738.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb-768x553.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb-1536x1107.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/765e0f66d927e81ff50ca2cb233448fb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Students listen to speakers during their preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents take photos following a preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond...\" class=\"wp-image-18692\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8-1024x641.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8-1024x641.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8-768x481.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8-1536x962.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c6c86d15453c00ecbe878c863b0a3fd8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Parents take photos following a preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Espinoza, who is visually impaired, laughs after stating he...\" class=\"wp-image-18693\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d-1024x642.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d-1024x642.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d-768x482.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d-1536x964.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53e71449f8052feb8b4da054a4e8492d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Liam Espinoza, who is visually impaired, laughs after stating he wants to be a policeman when he grows up during his preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Ally Lam has her cap adjusted before her preschool promotion ceremony at Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana on Friday, June 26, 2026. The program is a partnership with Orange County Head Start to expand inclusive early childhood education. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In March 2025, the partnership between OCHS and Beyond Blindness became official.<\/p>\n<p>And on Friday, June 26, the first 12 preschool students of the partnership walked the graduation stage at the Beyond Blindness schoolgrounds in Santa Ana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat made it especially meaningful was that many of these children started with us when they were just 6 months old,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cTheir families believed in us before we had this level of funding or support. They stayed with us through COVID, through all the uncertainty, and we got to celebrate everything these children have accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the new partnership, 60% of Beyond Blindness\u2019s funding is met through OCHS support, the other 40% coming from philanthropic donations.<\/p>\n<p>Along with an enhanced preschool curriculum and two upgraded playgrounds, the partnership has increased the number of children able to receive preschool education and care at Beyond Blindness to 64 students.<\/p>\n<p>Among them are Liam Espinoza and Dylan Oman, two 3-year-old boys who walked the graduation stage on Friday and have been with Beyond Blindness since before the partnership with OCHS began.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dylan\u2019s older brother, 9-year-old Ethan Oman, was born with a rare genetic mutation that causes seizures and global developmental delay. He has received services, including speech and occupational therapy, from Beyond Blindness since he was born and graduated from both the toddler and preschool programs years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved how inclusive it was, because he was able to interact with healthy, neurotypical peers, and he was treated the same,\u201d Ethan\u2019s mother, Emery Oman, said. \u201cI knew that eventually, with our other kids, I would want to put them through the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liam has received services from Beyond Blindness since he was 8 months old. Shortly after being born, Liam was diagnosed with microphthalmia, an eye condition that causes underdeveloped eyes and visual impairment.<\/p>\n<p>Liam\u2019s mother, Elizabeth Espinoza, has seen large improvements in her son since the partnership with OCHS began.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18673\">Supreme Court won\u2019t revive Alan Dershowitz\u2019s $300 million suit against CNN<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed how much his speech has improved this year,\u201d Elizabeth Espinoza said. \u201cI think they\u2019ve made such a smooth transition that it doesn\u2019t feel like there were major changes. It feels the same, but enhanced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This past year, Beyond Blindness has worked to reach the performance standards of OCHS by improving the preschool curriculum and introducing at-home parent-teacher conferences with students and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really upleveled the program and forced a lot of things for us to do in the classroom that are great for our kids,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cWhat has really been awesome over the last year is how much we\u2019ve learned from each other and how much we\u2019ve been able to retain Beyond Blindness and our unique way of doing things with their support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The classrooms at Beyond Blindness have an even split between typically-developing children and children with developmental disabilities. The makeup of each classroom is an intentional design, Rowe said, to develop empathy and a desire for each child to reach their full potential, no matter their abilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want everybody to be able, in our vision, to achieve their fullest potential,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cWe should be working to make sure that whatever their potential is, that these types of places help those families reach that child\u2019s individual potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between Beyond Blindness and OCHS hopes to do just that: reach the full potential of early development care for children in Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen this place grow so much, and it\u2019s just for the better,\u201d Emery Oman said. \u201cI think that it\u2019s beautiful that it\u2019s such an inclusive program. You\u2019re not gonna find that anywhere else near here. I think it\u2019s great for the community, and just great for families like ours that get to experience both sides of having a disabled child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While both Dylan and Liam will be attending public school next year, Beyond Blindness invites students to return to the school for other programs and family events.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Blindness will continue working with Liam next year by providing aid specialists who will help adapt classroom materials for Liam\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hopeful,\u201d Elizabeth Espinoza said. \u201cI know that he can do it. Here, he can just be himself. 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