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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the band, I think it's one of my main jobs to describe what's going on around us. I think this act of narration is very powerful for the students who would feel sort of lost otherwise. After this experience, I just couldn't find the words to describe in visual terms what we had just been through. I know they were able to hear the cheers, but I'm not sure some of them fully grasped the idea of 100,000 people watching them. Q: What advice would you have for students with visual impairments interested in joining their schools marching band? Cary: Finding a good partner to assist them is key – whether it's a peer, a teacher, or another adult. They need someone they can trust and who can read marching band drills. If they find a capable assistant, I don't see any reason why they couldn't participate in their school's marching band. It's a very reasonable accommodation. 27

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