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.

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.

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.

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.