VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 3
Jennifer L. Cmar, Mississippi State University,
jcmar@colled.msstate.edu
Stephanie Welch-Grenier, Mississippi State University,
swelchgrenier@colled.msstate.edu
Matthew J. Smith, University of Michigan, mattjsmi@umich.edu
Effective interviewing requires a complex set of skills that are not always
explicitly taught. For example, interviewing involves verbal and nonverbal
communication, self-presentation, and professional etiquette, as well as additional
considerations for people with disabilities (e.g., disclosure). Students who are blind
or have low vision (B/LV) may not learn many of these skills through casual visual
observation (i.e., incidental learning), making direct instruction and experience
essential (Hatlen, 1996). Opportunities for students to practice interviewing
Interview Preparation for Students who are
Blind or Have Low Vision: Takeaways from
Virtual Interview Training Research
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