VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 4
ever to help students succeed. We are pleased to have Dr. Beth Jones guest edit this
special issue on Parents and Families of Children with Visual Impairments. As
educators of students with visual impairments, we strive to ensure our students
have the same opportunities to learn and grow as their peers. Home and school
collaboration is critical to ensure this is happening. Throughout this issue, I hope
you find useful strategies that can cross between home and school.
I am happy to announce that the Council for Exceptional Children
International Conference will be held in a hybrid model. We will be face to face in
Orlando, Florida; January 16
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and the virtual portion will be held February 1
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. The Division on Visual Impairment and Deafblindness is working on putting
together wonderful sessions both in person and virtually with various speakers
from across the country. We hope you can attend one or both of the events! We are
also holding a pre-conference day on March January 11
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2022 from 9:00 AM-4:00
PM which I hope you will attend. The preconvention will be free to DVIDB
members and $60 to nonmembers. Preconvention will offer 6 ACVREP
professional development hours. The morning will be on the Functional
Vision/Learning Media Assessments and the afternoon portion will focus on
Intervention Strategies for Young Children with Cerebral/Cortical Visual
Impairments (CVI). I am so excited for this preconference day. Also, I would like
to thank Dr. Amy Parker and her committee for the work on the Deafblind
