Division on Visual Impairments

DVI Quarterly Volume 59(1)

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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digital and audio materials for Ohio students with print disabilities, including those with visual impairments. I like to cook but prefer baking, especially cookies. I make a mean pumpkin chocolate chip cookie. I enjoy canoeing/kayaking and listening to nature. I like to crochet, but haven't quite mastered it yet. I like to read; the best book I recently read was The Fault in Our Stars. I am active in Bible Study Fellowship and try to live my best as a Christian woman. I enjoy spending time with people I love. Q: How has your visual impairment impacted your education through the years? Katie: My visual impairment has impacted my education in different ways as I have aged. I received very little assistance in elementary school and suffered academically and socially. I was a very angry child who dared anybody to look twice. I felt like I was less of a person because I couldn't participate and constantly felt left out. My classmates did not understand my differences and bullied me. I had a few friends but overall had a low morale. In middle school, my mother moved me to the Ohio [State] School for the Blind. I did a complete 180 in my time there. I learned to read braille and had access to large print. I made many lifelong friends. I learned to utilize technology to lead [an] easier, independent life. I played sports and excelled as an athlete; this has [led] to a lifetime of exercising for enjoyment. My view of myself and the world greatly improved. I became 19

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