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 As one of the largest public universities in Oregon, PSU supports interdisciplinary efforts across computer science, engineering and education through its Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC). Mobility Matters provides a way to center conversations around testbeds and Smart City to include people with disabilities. This year, PSU is pleased to be emphasizing youth leadership in developing accessible solutions. Using a participatory action research approach, PSU will partner with DeafBlind Citizens in Action and other leaders with disabilities to host a transportation youth leadership workshop prior to the Mobility Matters summit. Also in conjunction with Mobility Matters, 2020, Dr. Martin Swobodzinski and I are partnering with colleagues at APH on a research project called: Seamless Wayfinding by Individuals with Functional Disabilities in Indoor and Outdoor Spaces. Conferences have always played a large role in our O&M community, shaping our code of ethics, solidifying our shared knowledge base, and serving as a springboard for collective action (Weiner, Welsch, & Blasch, 2010). While our O&M specific conferences serve a vital purpose for internal professional development, it is important to have venues for sharing our craft in interdisciplinary dialogues with designers, policy makers as well as with practitioners who create physical infrastructure in our

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