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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 3
• Information that has been garnered about CVI through the Babies
Count Effort by DeEtte Snyder
• The need for a CVI research repository by Mindy Ely
• Preliminary results of a study looking at the effects of newborn
screening on interventions by Cathy Smyth
• Discussion of work on an observational assessment tool for
individuals with CVI and information on individuals with CVI who do
not fit the profile of which most professionals typically think by
Marieke Steendam
• The possibilities of using the app Novel Effect, which provides
auditory enhancement of stories being read aloud, for children with
visual impairments by Melody Furze
• Representatives of APH shared that two new books focused on CVI
should be released shortly: one is expected in 2019; the second is
expected in 2020.
Much discussion followed the sharing of this information and the most
pressing needs of the field related to CVI were discussed. Workgroups
were formed based on these much needed tasks which centered on:
assessment, quality indicators, research, and interdisciplinary
