Austin Community Foundation Fighting Blindness Potluck
Some of your local Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) members are hosting a community potluck with our friends at TSBVI! Join us for some scrumptious food, and a wonderful afternoon with new and old friends. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet your neighbors in the Austin area. Bring your favorite finger food item or afternoon snack to share! RSVP by Wednesday, October 25th.
SWOMA Conference 2017
The 2017 Southwest Orientation and Mobility Association (SWOMA) Conference takes place October 20th - 21st, 2017 at Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston. Featured speakers and topics include among others:
* Linda Myers and Wendy Scheffers: Street Crossings for Travelers Who Are Visually Impaired, Part 1 and Part 2
* Kay Clarke: Mobility Devices and Very Young Children: Clues to Making Informed Decisions
* Ed Gervasoni: O & M Assessment & Instruction Strategies for Individuals Who Are DeafBlind or Have Combined Vision & Hearing Losses (CVHL)
* Joe Cioffi: A model for blindness wayfinding; combining ibeacon messaging with searchable precompiled directions and pre-journey exploration.
* Diane Brauner and Ed Summers: Hi-Tech O&M for Everyone!
Register now and get the early bird discount rates! (http://www.tsbvi.edu/swoma-conference)
Skyward Family Access, a web-based method for parents to access their student's school information, is now available!
For School Year/Comprehensive Programs students, TSBVI is pleased to announce the launch of Skyward Family Access, a web-based method for parents to access the student's school information, including grade history, grades and attendance.
University of Northern Colorado Assistive Technology Survey
Dear colleagues,
I am conducting a survey for teachers of students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. It is brief, including 12 mostly multiple-choice questions about educators' experiences with university assistive technology preparation as well as technology instruction to students with multiple disabilities in educational settings. If you are an educator for students with visual impairments and additional disabilities, I would appreciate your assistance and contribution to this research so much. I have included a link below with more information and the survey.
Survey Link
Thank you for your support,
Jenny Wheeler
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