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VIDBE - Q Volume 63 Issue 1
in the Vision Program. In addition, this
event raises money to attend the national
council for exceptional children
conference.
Kutztown University has one of the
largest vision programs in the United
States, and we are one of fo ur
undergraduate programs for vision. The students in the vision program begin taking
classes such as braille and orientation and mobility during their 3
rd
semester at
Kutztown. If you happen to be at Kutztown University on a Monday night, it is likely tha t
you will see students walking around campus blindfolded and being guided by a
classmate. Dine in the Dark specifically helps fund some of the vision students who get
accepted to present at conferences at the Council for Exceptional Children's national
le vel.
This year, five students in the vision program have been accepted to present at
the national CEC conference in Tampa, Florida
coming up in February 2018. This conference gives
the students an opportunity to present their research
at a national level as wel l as receive information from
professionals in the field of visual impairments and
blindness. This conference is very selective on who
they accept to present, so this is an honor at an
undergraduate level.
Students and faculty receiving check for
Dine in the Dark.
Kutztown students pose for a
group picture.