VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 3
Kim Humrichouser,
Ashland University, kim.humrichouser@apps.sparcc.org
My name is Kim Humrichouser. Chouser for short, which is what my
previous classroom of wonderful students called me. Education has been my
passion since I was younger, and after a few opportunities to work with students
with special needs I finally found my place. I taught for 15 ½ years in a multiple
disabilities classroom. I liked the job, but I loved the kids most of all. They became
part of my school family. It has been my dream to always work with students with
disabilities and this is where I knew I would finish out my teaching career. There
couldn't possibly be anything better. But then I met someone that would forever
change my life and career and I wasn't prepared!
In January of 2021 my special education director shared that a family
recently moved into the district and their daughter, who is completely blind, would
be joining my class. I was immediately excited for the challenge but equally
nervous. I had so much experience working with a wide variety of students over
the years with many different intellectual, physical, and emotional challenges, but
in almost 16 years I had never worked with anyone with a significant visual
An Unexpected Transition
