Missouri Statewide Parent Involvement Network (MoSPIN)

The purpose of the Missouri Statewide Parent Involvement Network (MoSPIN) is to provide a no-cost homebased program for families of children, birth through five years of age, who are visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities and combined vision and hearing challenges.
MoSPIN provides:

Home visits by parent advisors… parents select one or two hour visits,
Focus on parents as their child’s first and most important teacher;
Information to help parents understand their child’s visual diagnosis and learning characteristics;
Parent lessons on vision, communication, motor, hearing or cognition from the national INSITE curriculum;
Ongoing support and provision of resources to families.

For additional information regarding the MoSPIN program or activities relating to families of children with combined vision and hearing loss, contact:

Melissa Moore, MoSPIN Coordinator and Lead Parent Advisor

Missouri School for the Blind

3815 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

314-633-1591 or Melissa.Moore@msb.dese.mo.gov

INSITE: In-Home Sensory Intervention Training and Education

When: July 21-25, 2025

Location: Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63110

A curriculum model of home intervention for infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children who have a visual impairment and may have other multiple disabilities, including DeafBlind. The INSITE model and training is for Parent Advisors for MoSPIN (Statewide Parent Involvement Network) home visits. This curriculum includes the following areas: communication, hearing, vision, cognition, motor impairments, and developmental resources.