Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 65.1 Winter 2020

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1 no longer defined by their disability. Instead, they get to be themselves, make friends, have fun, and learn. Their visual impairment is a part of their identity, but it is not their only identity. Because WSSB's On-Campus program serves 6th through 12th-grade students, it is WSSB's priority to support students to develop strengths in the area of social-emotional learning. This intentionality on social-emotional learning and supports provides a foundation for safety and love. For students to be their best, they need to feel their best. In the field of educating students with visual impairments, practitioners focus on skills, goals, and progress as it relates to their education plans. For our students to make gains on their Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) or academic instruction, they have to feel that others genuinely believe in them and that they can believe in themselves. Ultimately, WSSB is developing leaders in their own lives so they may inspire others to lead theirs. WSSB's commitment to students and engaging them with their future takes leadership from all of the staff at WSSB to move the needle ahead so that we are taking risks and modeling what that looks like. The ECC takes precedent in all of the programs for students; however, how WSSB integrates the ECC into programs is ever-evolving. Below is a list of the On- Campus program highlights worth noting:

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