Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly 61(1) Winter

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 brain can affect vision and specifically details the role that CVI plays in regards to the relationship between brain function and vision. Dutton highlights the differing roles that damage to the brain can play at various stages in development. Also explored in this chapter are the many different 'identifications' of CVI brain dysfunction and damage. As a learning student or experienced teacher, this prospective allows for new understanding of how damage to the brain can cause/effect the diagnosis of CVI. Dutton also provides the reader with a brief overview of the visual results that occur within damage of each lobe region and offers potential strategies for the instructor to utilize in practice. The final section of Chapter 3 provides the reader with ways to recognize CVI visual behaviors in students and suggestions for proper identification. Fazzi, Molinaro, and Hartmann begin Chapter 4 by exploring the complicated factors of development through vision. They offer a picture of development with CVI and the importance of early detection, while noting that it can be challenging to determine especially in children with additional disabilities. The authors offer a unique look at social implications for those with visual impairments including how visual processes can affect language development and the additional challenges presented to those with CVI. The 36

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