VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 3
Support Programs." Read more about the webinar objectives, focus, and
engagement. DVIDB webinars are free to DVIDB webinars and non-members can
attend for a fee. In addition, group packages are available for DVIDB webinars. I
encourage you all to register for the upcoming webinar.
The second article, by Hilary E. Travers, Samuel Preston, and Katrina
Dubree, shares the amazing work of an OSEP-funded project, EMPOWERing
Transition-Aged Youth with Visual Impairment. Read to learn more about the
project, website, resources, online courses, newsletter, and much more. Next, read
about Saurym Quezada, a doctoral candidate at Florida State University, and learn
about her journey to the field of visual disabilities education. She is a passionate
emerging scholar who also serves as the DVIDB student ambassador.
The next three articles share inspiring work that is happening in Alaska and
Alabama. Kimberly Conlon and Ashli Mackey provide orientation and mobility
information and strategies, as well as ideas for partnerships in your region and
state. This is a must read for those of you looking for creative ways to support
students with orientation and mobility skills. The following two articles provide
insight to the great work happening at the Alabama School for the Blind. Dennis
Gilliam and Jacque Cordle share the history and continued legacy of the Alabama
School for the Blind (ASB). I know you will enjoy reading about the ASB
experience and the amazing focus on academic, arts, athletics, and advocacy.
