Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly Volume 60(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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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 3 Association. Along with being a student and scholar, Adam has become a leader through various service activities in the field. He is the student representative from UBC with Shared Vision BC, an advocacy group that works for better outcomes and life opportunities for individuals with visual impairments. He was also instrumental in bringing the Braille Challenge to British Columbia, hosted the Children's Low Vision Project at his school district numerous times, and is heavily involved in Blind Beginnings, a group which supports parents for young children with visual impairments. Adam has served as the CEC Division on Visual Impairments and Deafblindness board as the Student Representative (2011-2012) and is currently a Director. He is engaged with many activities within DVIDB but his most notable contributions are as the Division's Webmaster and social media coordinator. Adam Wilton has distinguished himself in all areas of professionalism, support, scholarship, and teaching, all while being a full-time student and a local TVI. It is with great pleasure that DVIDB award to him the 2015 Virginia M. Sowell Student of the Year Award. 11

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