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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 3
Tessa McCarthy, University Pittsburgh, Assistant Professor,
tessam@pitt.edu
Scott Wall, Columbia Regional Program, BVI Program
Administrator, swall1@pps.net
In June of 2019, a multidisciplinary work group came together to
focus on topics related to Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). The 3-day
meeting was hosted in Louisville, KY, by the American Printing House for
the Blind (APH) though the work group was not an APH sponsored event.
Attendees of the workgroup included medical professionals, researchers,
faculty of universities from both departments of ophthalmology and visual
impairment program, school administrators, and educators who work with
individuals from early childhood through senior citizens.
The first day of the meeting was a time of information sharing.
Presentation topics included:
• The use of Colour Tents with children with CVI which was presented
by Suzanne Little
• The results of CVI information gathering efforts by John Ravenscroft
CVI Workgroup in Louisville: A time of interdisciplinary
learning
