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that is grounded in the O&M Career, College, and Community Readiness (CCCR)
Standards (Tellefson, 2015; Tellefson et al., 2019).
Roles
Peter is a COMS with 22 years experience working with students and adults
who are blind and visually impaired. He currently works with CRP as an O&M
Instructor in metropolitan Portland, Oregon. With the shift to online instruction due
to COVID-19, Peter was required to provide continued instruction to the students
on his caseload. The change meant individualizing instruction in new ways and
working with students who have varying levels of access to technology. Upon PSU
making written arrangements with CRP, Peter supervised Kyrsten, Angel, and
Katie as they completed their internships through distance consultation. Kyrsten
also works at CRP as a paraeducator for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing students. They
acted as a team lead for the set-up of the remote internship process with Peter,
scheduling weekly meetings to debrief and collaborate. They brought additional
background insight of students to assist in creating lessons.
As a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI), Angel works for
the Special Education Service Agency (SESA) in Anchorage, Alaska, which serves
students with low-incidence disabilities throughout the state. Katie works in
Greater Tokyo, Japan, as a TSVI, serving American students in Japan and South
