The law states an eye exam shall be recorded on "uniform forms which the Department of Public Health and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide use." During the public comment period of this rulemaking process, we are seeking for the Vision First form to be one of the prescribed forms for statewide use.
The Vision First form is part of the Kids Eyes Count Campaign created over five years ago. A completed Vision First report will help a parent and teacher provide an excellent educational program for a child. Prewritten letters accompany the form to make it easy for schools to use from preschool through high school, from vision screening failures to recommended and required eye exams. Vision First also pledges to help needy families meet the eye exam requirement, provided the Vision First form is used.
Opponents of required eye exams have kept state standards at the minimum. The state form is the minimum. The Vision First form exceeds state standards to ensure a complete exam by an eye doctor is performed. No child should experience school with an uncorrected vision problem.
The law intends all children starting school for the first time to have an eye examination. We urge the IDPH and State Board of Education to approve the Vision First form during the rulemaking as one of the prescribed forms for statewide use as proof of an eye examination.
For further information, please visit http://www.visionfirstfoundation.org/ or http://janetsjournalblog.com/.
The law states an eye exam shall be recorded on "uniform forms which the Department of Public Health and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide use." During the public comment period of this rulemaking process, we are seeking for the Vision First form to be one of the prescribed forms for statewide use.
The Vision First form is part of the Kids Eyes Count Campaign created over five years ago. A completed Vision First report will help a parent and teacher provide an excellent educational program for a child. Prewritten letters accompany the form to make it easy for schools to use from preschool through high school, from vision screening failures to recommended and required eye exams. Vision First also pledges to help needy families meet the eye exam requirement, provided the Vision First form is used.
Opponents of required eye exams have kept state standards at the minimum. The state form is the minimum. The Vision First form exceeds state standards to ensure a complete exam by an eye doctor is performed. No child should experience school with an uncorrected vision problem.
The law intends all children starting school for the first time to have an eye examination. We urge the IDPH and State Board of Education to approve the Vision First form during the rulemaking as one of the prescribed forms for statewide use as proof of an eye examination.
For further information, please visit http://www.visionfirstfoundation.org/ or http://janetsjournalblog.com/.
We, the undersigned, object to the State of Illinois Eye Examination Report as the only form that shall be accepted as proof of a required eye exam.
The law states an eye exam shall be recorded on "uniform forms which the Department of Public Health and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide use."
During the public comment period of this rulemaking process, we are seeking for the Vision First form to be one of the prescribed forms for statewide use.
The Vision First form is part of the Kids Eyes Count Campaign created over five years ago. A completed Vision First report will help a parent and teacher provide an excellent educational program for a child. Prewritten letters accompany the form to make it easy for schools to use from preschool through high school, from vision screening failures to recommended and required eye exams. Vision First also pledges to help needy families meet the eye exam requirement, provided the Vision First form is used.
The law intends all children starting school for the first time to have an eye examination. We urge the IDPH and State Board of Education to approve the Vision First form as one of the prescribed forms for statewide use as proof of an eye examination.
I strongly agree with the Vision First form because it puts children first. It will lessen the possibility that children will be misdiagnosed. The Vision First form must be completed by an optometrist or an eye specialist. A child doesn't always know what is "correct" vision because they can't articualte or aren't too sure if what they see is "correct." It only makes sense that they be tested by an optometrist. Why put them at risk? Let's see that our children come first - SUPPORT VISION FIRST!
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iT IS VITAL THAT EYE CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN ARE DETECTED AND CORRECTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
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5:22 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Eric Wilkins, North Carolina
I love children too. My large print edition sci fi novel entitled Ancient Nemesis journey to Pluto www.trafford.com/06-1593 donates 70 percent of author proceeds to children's cancer patients www.caringbridge.org Children's eyesight should be better screened to help children learn earlier and better. God Bless this wonderful site and the good people that know that our best hope is with the children and their future. |
