VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 2
The issue concludes with two additional award winners for 2026. Kelly
Wilson was awarded the 2026 CEC Special Educator Rising Star Award for her
amazing contributions as a teacher of students with visual impairments in her first
five years of teaching. Dr. Karen Koehler, DVIDB treasurer, received the 2026
Board of Trustees Distinguished Teaching Award at Shawnee State University, for
her contributions in supporting student engagement, teaching excellence, and
impact in higher education. Congratulations to all the award winners making a
difference across the country and abroad in the field of vision!
Are you working on something in the field of visual impairments and
deafblindness that you would like to share with our members? Email me
(Kathleen.Farrand@asu.edu) for more information and to submit an article for the
Summer Back-to-School issue by July 20, 2026.
The 2027 CEC Convention in Columbus, Ohio, call for proposals is open
and submissions are due by June 1, 2026. Please consider submitting a proposal on
your work in the field of visual impairments and deafblindness. Submit your
proposal today.
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