Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBEQ 69.4 Fall 2024

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 4 Jamie Boydstun, jboydstun@colled.msstate.edu Michele C. McDonnall, m.mcdonnall@msstate.edu Anne Steverson, asteverson@colled.msstate.edu Mississippi State University Our world is becoming increasingly digital, and digital skills are essential for today's workplace: a recent study found that 92% of jobs in the U.S. labor market require digital skills (Bergson-Shilcock et al., 2023). Digital skills can be defined as the ability to use digital devices (e.g., computers, tablets, smartphones) and software to find, evaluate, use, share, and create content. For most individuals who are blind or have low vision to possess digital skills, they must first be skilled with assistive technology (AT) that allows them to access digital devices and software. Teachers of students with visual impairments (TSVIs) are often the primary professionals who provide AT training to children who are blind or have low Assistive Technology in the Workplace and Training Needs: Insights from Employed Young Adults who are Blind or Have Low Vision

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