VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 3
Eligibility
All applicants must hold BA/BS degree and be working as an education
professional in Ohio schools. The priority audience for applicants will include
intervention specialists (mild/moderate, moderate/intensive, TVIs, TODs, Certified
O&M Specialists, and other related services professionals), as well as general
educators.
Program Coursework
There are 5 courses in the new certificate program and the courses are
aligned to the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Initial Specialty Set
Standards for Deafblindness. The courses will be taught by national experts on
deafblindness and course titles are as follows:
Characteristics, Issues, and Trends in Education of Learners with
Deafblindness
Communication & Sensory Needs of Learners with Deafblindness
Assessment and Education Planning for Effective Instruction of Learners
with Deafblindness
Academic, Social-emotional, & Behavioral Learning of Learners with
Deafblindness
Collaboration & Futures Planning for Learners with Deafblindness
