VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
employment and secondary education. We also read about a program in Alabama
where students are learning agricultural skills, an area of instruction often
overlooked for students who are blind visually impaired and DeafBlind. In this
issue, we will feature articles on adapted sports and recreation programs for
students who are blind, visually impaired, and DeafBlind which is another area of
instruction that can sometimes go underemphasized in our profession. Over the
years, access to these types of articles and the resources that I have found through
DVIDB has helped me grow in my knowledge as an educator and my confidence
as an advocate for my students and their families.
In my first message as president, I suggested that "though we may be a small
voice in the world of special education, we are mighty in the message that we
share." As I pass the mantle of president to Dr. Beth Jones, I hope that this issue of
VIDBE-Q inspires you to continue the work of DVIDB in growing the might of our
voice and our message in the years to come.
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