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Texas Tech University where she serves as the Coordinator of the Program
for Teachers of Students in Visual Impairments. Dr. Pogrund is a noted
author, researcher, educator, professional leader, and advocate for students
with visual impairments and deafblindness.
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a DVIDB member who
provides exemplary leadership and commitment to the field through service,
education, and research. Dr. Pogrund 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 her books which are
considered seminal texts in the field.
Dr. Pogrund has been a progressive leader in the
field of visual
impairments and deafblindness for over thirty years. During her tenure in
California, she co-founded the Joint Action Committee of Organizations Of
and Serving the Visually Impaired in 1980. She directed the O&M program at
California State University, Los Angeles from 1987 to 1991. She was the
developer of the California Guidelines for Programs Serving Visually Impaired
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