This study examined the influence of home environment, socioeconomic status, and visual functioning on mothers’ perceptions of the family needs and development of 19 toddlers with visual impairments from Latino and Anglo backgrounds. Differences were found between the mothers’ perceived needs based on ethnicity and their children's degree of vision loss.
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