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The issue begins with articles that honor five phenomenal women that received awards
at this year's annual convention. The next two articles provide two student perspectives about
getting involved as Student Ambassadors and preparing to enter the field of VI. The following
three articles summarize presentations from this year's convention. The first provides strategies
for teachers and parents for teaching babies Braille. The second article provides information on
the effect of auditory working memory training on mathematic problem solving in students with
visual impairments. The third article will share strategies and implications for instruction and
assessment for successful graphics users for students with visual impairments.
With the final article of the journal, I would like to begin a new piece that will be a part
of each upcoming issue. In each issue I would like to highlight a School for the Blind or School
for the Deafblind. The intention behind this new piece being to provide an opportunity to
highlight some of the remarkable work that is happening in schools around the country and the
world. If you work for a school or know of a school that you think should be featured in an
upcoming issue, please email me and let me know.
The first of this series is the Overbrook School for the Blind located in Philadelphia, PA.
The members of the DVI Executive Board and I had the pleasure of holding one of the board
meetings at this year's convention at the Overbrook School for the Blind. The executive
director, Gerald Kitzhoffer, and school staff provided us with incredible hospitality, and they
also shared a tour of their school and history with us, as well as delicious food. I would like to
thank them again for their hospitality and begin this new series with an article about their
school.
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