Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1 experienced TVIs to pursue continuing education and/or professional development opportunities and training to keep abreast of the ever- changing body of knowledge and practices concerning neurological visual impairment in order to effectively meet the unique needs of children with CVI." https://www.acb.org/resolutions2018#04 In addition to teachers of the visually impaired pursuing individual professional development, we must work together in this effort to improve our knowledge and skills to meet the needs of all of our students. The Oregon CVI Extravaganza and the creation of the CVI PLT is part of an effort to stay abreast of these changes in the understanding of CVI and to help all TVI's learn how to meet the unique needs of our students throughout the state.

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Convention Schedule
• President's Message
• Message from the Editor
• Growing and Learning with Irwin in Mind
• The Visually Impaired Learner (VIL) and Orientation and Mobility (O&M) programs at Portland State University
• Mobility Matters: Interdisciplinary Partnerships to Create More Accessible Cities
• Camp Spark: Using Sports and Physical Activity as a Catalyst for Independence
• Improving Services for Students with CVI in Oregon: Learning and Working Together
• The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
• CEC’s DVIDB Preconvention Workshop: Implementing Effective Instruction for Students with Cortical Visual Impairments - Moving from Assessment to Intervention
• Introduction to CEC’s Process for Re-Validating Knowledge and Skills Competency Sets
• Conceptual Paper for Re-Validating the Teacher of the Deafblind and Intervener Competencies