Division on Visual Impairments

Northern Illinois University Specialization in Visual Disabilities: Celebrating 50 Years of Teacher Preparation Stacy Kelly, NIU Disabilities Program Faculty, stacykelly@niu.edu Gaylen Kapperman, NIU Visual Disabilities Program Faculty, gkapperman@niu.edu Photograph of the NIU campus as seen from the NIU East Lagoon. Program Description Northern Illinois University (NIU) offers a comprehensive program for training professionals to provide educational and rehabilitation services for persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. 112

• Cover
• Contents
• Message from the Editor
• DVIDB 2015 Convention Schedule
• President's Message
• Teacher of the Deafblind Pilot Program in Texas: Part II
• An Integrated Approach to Teaching Self-Determination
• Book Review: Essential Elements in Early Intervention Visuail Impairment and Multiple Disabilities, Second Edition
• Got AEM? Accessible Educational Materials-Access, Involvement, Progress
• Growing a Virtual Community of Practice to Support Students with Complex Communication Needs
• CTEBVI: A Community of Practice for Practitioners and Parents
• Camp Abilities Alaska
• Doctoral Student Feature: Sean Tikkun
• Northern Illinois University Specialization in Visual Disabilities: Celebrating 50 Years of Teacher Preparation
• CEC Membership Application