News and updates

Wolf Creek Public Schools in Canada is leading the way in embracing CVI screening with the Austin Assessment, transforming education by identifying and supporting children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) to unlock their full potential.

In our final newsletter for 2024, Nicola McDowell share the impact the Austin Assessment has had since its launch in January and the plans we have for 2025.

A researcher shares how much the children in a research project looking at visions conditions in 7 year olds loved doing the Austin Assessment.

A practitioner working in a multidisciplinary CVI clinic shares how they use the Austin Assessment to better understand a child's visual issues.

Listen to our founder, Nicola McDowell being interviewed on RNZ (Radio New Zealand) about the Austin Assessment App.

In our third newsletter, Nicola shares how the Austin McDowell Foundation has listened to the feedback from users by prioritising extending the normative range database for the Austin Assessment so that it can be used by adults.

A practitioner who works in vision loss rehabilitation shares how valuable the Austin Assessment can be in this context.

In our second newsletter, Nicola shares her research on supporting children with CVI related visual issues in mainstream schools. We also hear from a Mum in New Zealand who used the Austin Assessment with her son Oscar and the difference it made for them.

A Mum shares their experience of using the Austin Assessment with their 13 year old son Oscar.

In our first newsletter, Nicola shares the essential principle of the Austin Assessment of being designed and developed by the CVI community, for the CVI community.