VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 3
Serv ing People w it h Special Needs
pr ogr ams in
visual impair ment s/ or ient at ion & mobil it y
Cont
act Us
Mackenzie Savaiano
A
ssist ant Professor of Pr act ice
Co o rd inat o
r, Visual Im p airm ent s
202A Barkley Memorial Center
402-472-3801
msavaiano2@unl.edu
Eric Caruso
A ssist ant Professor of Pract ice
Co o rd inat o r, O rient at io n & Mo b ilit y
202K Barkley Memorial Center
402-472-3870
ecaruso2@unl.edu
Teachers o f St ud ent s
w it h V isual Im p airm ent s ( TVIs)
Orient
at io n & Mo b ilit y
Sp ecialist s ( O&Ms)
T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f N e b r a s k a - L i n c o ln p r e p a r e s s t u d e n t s
t o s u p p o r t e x c e lle n t o u t c o m e s fo r i n d i v i d u a ls w i t h v i s u a l
i m p a i r m e n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i li e s .
• Online in fall and spring
• Skill-based courses in N ebraska in summer
• M a st e r 's a n d e n d o r se m e n t - o n ly o p t io n s a va ila b le
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Dead lines: January 15, June 15
• T VI s w o r k w it h I F SP a n d I E P t e a m s t o p r ovide
instruction in the Expanded Cor e Curriculum and
se r vic e s t o c h ild r e n a n d s t u d e n t s w it h visu a l
im pairments, both blind and who ha ve remaining
vision.
• This pr ogram tr ains futur e pr ofessionals to
work with a variety of students in a wide range of
settings,
including home -based services.
• Open to curr ent teachers who w ant to add an
endorsement or gain deeper kno wledge in w orking
with students with visual impairments .
• Tuition assistance may be available. Contact
Mackenzie
Savaiano for mor e information.
• O&M s t e a ch in d ivid u a ls w h o h a ve visu a l
im pairments, both blind and who have remaining
visio n , t h e sk ills
n e e d e d t o sa fe ly a n d in d e p e n d e n t ly
travel within their en vironment.
• This pr ogram teaches
futur e professionals to
work with a variety of clients r anging fr om early
childhood thr ough
the aging population and in a
w id e r a n ge o f se t t in gs , su c h a s sc h o o ls , r e h a b ilit a tion
centers and VA hospitals.
• Bachelor 's degr ee is r equir ed, but individuals
do not need to have an existing teaching license .
• Tuition
assistance may be available. Contact
Eric Caruso for mor e information.
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