VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 1
the state. She is active in the Ohio chapter of AER and is passionate about making
sure that students get access to the services they need to be successful in school
and life.
Emily has served as an expert on a variety of grant related projects to build
new programming options for students with low incidence sensory disabilities.
She is always ready to jump into a new project and collaborate with others to
improve services for these students. She was a critical partner in the work to create
a Low Incidence minor at the University of Rio Grande and to create the teacher of
the visually impaired consortium program led by Shawnee State University. She
serves as a mentor for the TVI program and is a wonderful support for our students
as they complete their coursework to become new TVIs.
Emily was instrumental in developing and leading a new summer program
for children who are blind, visually impaired, Deaf/hard of hearing or deafblind in
rural parts of the state. She recognized that summer opportunities are limited for
many children with low incidence sensory disabilities and jumped at the chance to
be involved in the grant project to create these needed summer opportunities.
Emily's passion for the field shows in everything that she does and has
helped so many students achieve in ways that would not have been possible
without her instruction.
