Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly Volume 60(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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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 8 their experiences at camp. Each volunteer gains valuable hands-on experience teaching an athlete with visual impairments or blindness in a one-to-one setting with the support of sports specialists. In addition, all volunteers receive two and a half days of training in the art of teaching sports and recreation to individuals with visual impairments prior to the beginning of camp. Coach training includes discussion about basic orientation and mobility concepts, appropriate ways to interact with children, camp protocols, and hands-on training with each major sport that the athletes participate in during camp. First-Hand Experience of a Coach As discussed in the previous section, Camp Abilities Alaska is not only a place where children learn about adapted sports but where pre-service professionals learn to teach those sports as well. Being able to teach children with visual impairments is a 99

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