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COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISIOIN ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
PRESENTS 2014 AWARDS
AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
DIVISION ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Dr. Sheila Amato
The Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Visual Impairments (DVI) is proud
to present the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Sheila Amato at the Council for Exceptional
Children Convention and Expo in Philadelphia, PA on April 10, 2014. Dr. Amato is a retired
educator, current adjunct professor for multiple universities, past DVI Director, and past Editor
of the DVIQuarterly.
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a DVI member who provides
exemplary leadership and commitment to the field. Dr. Amato received this prestigious award
for her diligent work as an advocate to persons with blindness, deafblindness, deafness, and
multiple disabilities. Her contributions to her profession have been broad-based and
immeasurable, especially from her work with the DVIQuarterly.
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