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(c) braille competency testing and mentor activities; (d) review of braille-format state assessments; (e) Vision Coalition (statewide advisory committee); (f) annual Orientation and Mobility 2.5 day training; (g) statewide technology consultation; and (h) statewide mentoring support to TVIs and COMS. All training activities are offered for UNC semester credit, CDE clock hours, and ACVREP clock hours.
The annual state conference on blindness/visual
impairment provides a comprehensive training opportunity to the Colorado teachers of students with visual impairments. The training is designed to focus on one or two topics in depth. Recent topics have included: autism spectrum disorders and visual impairment, mathematics and science instruction, and functional vision/learning media assessment. During the 2008-09 school year, Colorado TVIs participated in a three-semester course on reading instruction provided by Dr. Cay Holbrook.
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certified orientation and mobility specialists. It is provided in collaboration with the CO AER Chapter and always has a dual focus on lecture and hands-on practice. The most recent trainings have focused on O&M for wheelchair users, street crossings without traffic signals, early intervention O&M, and the use of GPS.
