Division on Visual Impairments

56 VIDBE-Q Volume 63 Issue 2 Carol Rimka (18-19) Plano Independent School District Plano, Texas Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired (469) 752-8775 carol.rimka@pisd.edu Angel Perez (18-19) Project Director Center for Sensory and Complex Disabilities The College of New Jersey School of Education PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628 pereza@tcnj.edu (O)609-771-2744 Student Ambassadors Lauren Maloney Kutztown University Lmalo076@live.kutztown.edu Jacqueline Morell Kutztown University Jmore660@live.kutztown.edu May Moscato Kutztown University Pmosc870@live.kutztown.edu

• Cover
• Message from the Editor
• President's Message
• DVIDB CEC: Governance Structure 2018 Letter
• Virginia M. Sowell Student of the Year Award: Carlie Rhoads
• Dissertation of the Year: Dr. Karen Koehler
• Teacher of the Year Award: Barb Johnson
• Exemplary Advocate Award: Dr. Olaya Linda-Vialard
• Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Sandra Lewis
• Promoting Problem-Solving in Students with Visual Impairments
• Teaching Self-Determination Skills to Elementary Students with Sensory Loss
• Effective Communication with Nonverbal Students
• Teaching Students the Nemeth Braille Code: Making it Fun, Easy, and Meaningful
• Field-Identified Needs When Working with Students Who Are Deafblind
• The Expanded Core Curriculum and Schools for the Blind: Application for Practitioners