Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1 Kathleen Farrand, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Kathleen.Farrand@asu.edu Happy 2020! I am pleased to share with you the first issue of the new year. This special issue focuses on the individuals, organizations, camps, schools, and universities making a difference in the lives of those in the Pacific Northwest with visual impairments and deafblindness. This issue would not have been possible without the support and leadership of Amy Parker. Amy has been an outstanding president of DVIDB and an amazing Message from the Editor

• 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