Division on Visual Impairments

DVI Quarterly Volume 59(2)

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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"Forty Years in the Making: Special Issue on Sex Education and Students with Visual Impairments" Message from the Guest Editor: Stacy Kelly, Ed.D., COMS Welcome to this issue of DVI-Q entitled "Forty Years in the Making: Special Issue on Sex Education and Students with Visual Impairments." This special issue is entirely devoted to the topic of sex education and stu- dents who are visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities. The topic of sex educa- tion and students who are visually impaired is broad and complex. In the pages that follow, readers will find wide ranging information about the topic as well as thought provoking discussions about the underly- ing challenges involved. In order to present the in- formation in a sufficient manner, please note that terminology is used within this special issue that adequately describes sex education. The last special issue on this topic of sex education and students with visual impairments was published exactly 40 years ago in 1974. The 1974 special issue of The New Outlook for the Blind was among the first pioneering efforts to explore this topic within the profession of teaching students with visual impairments. The first article presented in this special issue elaborates on the historical perspec- tives involved and the ongoing shortage of mean- ingful information readily available to students with visual impairments in this value-laden topic area. This issue of DVI-Q includes a grand total of nine articles. The articles have been written by ex- perts from across the U.S. and address many of the most pressing issues. The articles explain practical strategies, several resources, and different perspec- tives to be considered in providing students with vis- ual impairments with a healthy foundation from which to develop this aspect of their well-being. 6

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