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General Information

Statewide Projects

Kate Moss - Statewide Staff Development

(512) 206-9224; e-mail: KateMoss@tsbvi.edu

Helping coordinate inservice programs offered by TSBVI and Education Service Centers statewide.

KC Dignan - Professional Preparation Initiatives

(512) 206-9156; e-mail: KCDignan@tsbvi.edu

Helping coordinate and support programs training new teachers of the visually impaired and orientation and mobility specialists.

Chrissy Cowan - Preservice Mentorship

(512) 206-9367; e-mail: ChrissyCowan@tsbvi.edu

Providing mentors for people in training to become teachers of the visually impaired and orientation and mobility specialists.

Susan Osterhaus - Statewide Math Consultant

(512) 206-9305; e-mail: SusanOsterhaus@tsbvi.edu

Ruth Ann Marsh - Statewide O&M Consultant

(512) 206-9203; e-mail: RuthAnnMarsh@tsbvi.edu

Jim Durkel - American Printing House for the Blind (APH) / Annual Registration of Students who are VI. Deafblind Census Coordinator (Annual Registration of students with Deafblindness)

(512) 206-9270; e-mail: JimDurkel@tsbvi.edu

Providing federal quota adaptive materials for eligible students with visual impairments. Annual Registration of students with visual impairments.

-Technology Loan Program

(512) 206-9314; e-mail:

Loans of adaptive technology, equipment and software to districts serving students with visual impairments and deafblindness.

VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS:

Stacy Shafer - Early Childhood

(512) 206-9140; e-mail: StacyShafer@tsbvi.edu

Assisting professionals and families working with children who are visually impaired, age 0-5.

Sharon Nichols & Patrick Van Geem - Educational Technology

Information, assessment and training on adaptive technology for children with visual impairments.
Technology Workshops

Ann Adkins, Sara Kitchen, & Ann Rash - Educational Program Training and Support

Assisting regional service centers, local school districts and other agencies that provide educational services to children who are visually impaired, age 6-21.

Eva Lavigne - Transition Planning

Eva Lavigne (512) 206-9271; e-mail: EvaLavigne@tsbvi.edu

Assisting families, local school districts, and other agencies with transition services for students who are blind or visually impaired, age 14-21.

Nancy Toelle - Quality Programs for VI Coordinator:

(512) 494-8658; e-mail: nmt10@sbcglobal.net

Jean Robinson - Family Training and Support

(512) 206-9418; e-mail: JeanRobinson@tsbvi.edu

Support and information for families with children who are visually impaired, age 0-21, with or without additional disabilities except for deafblindness.

DEAFBLINDNESS:

Gigi Newton - INSITE Project and Early Childhood

(512) 206-9272; e-mail: GigiNewton@tsbvi.edu

Assisting professionals and families working with children who are deafblind, or multiply impaired / sensory impaired, age 0-5.

Robbie Blaha, Holly Cooper, Jenny Lace, & Chris Montgomery - Educational Program Training and Support

Assisting local school districts and other agencies that provide direct services to children who are deafblind, age 6-21.

David Wiley - Transition Planning

(512) 206-9219; e-mail: DavidWiley@tsbvi.edu

Assisting families, local school districts, and other agencies with transition services for students who are deafblind, age 14-21.

Edgenie Bellah - Family Training and Support

(512) 206-9423; e-mail: EdgenieBellah@tsbvi.edu

Support and information for families with children who are deafblind, age 0-21.
Answers to Parents' Frequently Asked Questions

Chris Strickling - Motor Specialist

206-9225; e-mail: ChrisStrickling@tsbvi.edu

Support for educational teams in the area of motor development and researching a curricular supplement for occupational and physical therapists working in public schools.

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