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 first meeting of the Oregon CVI PLT, a mission statement was created: "The Oregon CVI PLT will work together to improve our understanding and knowledge of cortical vision impairment through resource and information sharing as a means to improve access, services, and consistency for all students with CVI, their families, and educational teams." The first order of business, after setting team norms and creating the mission statement, was to start planning the second Oregon CVI Extravaganza. This proposed mini conference will focus on conducting functional vision assessments for students with CVI, and creating specific interventions based on assessment results. The CVI PLT is discussing how to conduct a live assessment of a student with CVI during the conference and then discussing results and possible interventions. This conference, tentatively scheduled for April 2020, will also include sessions on how to create materials and a make and take. The ideas behind the work we are undertaking as a state is not new or unique, and is guided by the general understanding that unless we work and learn together, improvements in the education of students with CVI may not be implemented in a timely manner or with consistency. The American Council for the Blind (ACB) released a formal statement, Resolution 2018-04, that "encourages both newly prepared and

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