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Learning Media Decisions for Students with Low Vision
Open captioned. The Learning Media Assessment (LMA) is a critical document in a student’s educational program. This session will focus on using LMA data to determine and implement the use of multimedia (e.g., print, braille, audio) for a student with low vision who may or may not use print. The focus will be on applying LMA data, rather than instructions on how to write the LMA.
Visual Impairment Scale of Staffing Pattern Analysis (VISSPA)
Open captioned. The Visual Impairment Scale of Staffing Pattern Analysis (VISSPA) is a workload analysis tool designed to help itinerant VI professionals account for tasks performed as part of their job in addition to direct and collaborative consultation services. Join us for this session covering step-by-step instructions on how to complete the VISSPA.
Access without Barriers: Integrating Assistive Technology into District IT Practices
Open captioned. Empower your team with the know-how to merge assistive tech into district IT. Plus, take home practical questions and vocabulary to begin effective conversations with IT staff.
Ask an Adult with Albinism
Open captioned. An unscripted panel of adults with albinism as they share their unique experiences growing up with albinism. Panelists will share about their education, upbringing, involvement in the albinism community, and their journeys into adulthood and the working world.
Pathways to Family Leadership: Turning Lived Experience into Collective Impact
Open captioned. Family leaders share how lived experience empowers others. Educators learn how supporting family leadership builds stronger schools and partnerships.
Virtual Reality for Visual Impairments: A Study of Object Perception
Open captioned. A review of research that explored the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) technology to enhance the perception of objects among students with Visual Impairments (VI).
Calm Together – Co-Regulation in Practice
Open captioned. Join us for a discussion on co-regulation—what it means, why it matters, and how we can use it to support students with complex needs. We’ll look at practical strategies for guiding students through moments of distress, while also building routines and tools that help us as educators stay grounded and responsive.
Standardized Infant Functional Vision Screening Using NAVEG
Open captioned. This training provides an overview of the processes and guidelines for requesting American Printing House (APH) products using Federal Quota Funds in the state of Texas. Participants will learn how to navigate the ordering system, understand eligibility requirements, and learn new procedures for product returns. The session is designed for educators, administrators, and staff responsible for managing or supporting services for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Requesting American Printing House (APH) Products In Texas Using Federal Quota Funds
Open captioned. This training provides an overview of the processes and guidelines for requesting American Printing House (APH) products using Federal Quota Funds in the state of Texas. Participants will learn how to navigate the ordering system, understand eligibility requirements, and learn new procedures for product returns. The session is designed for educators, administrators, and staff responsible for managing or supporting services for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Communication and Complex Learners: Before the Device
Open captioned. Infants learn to communicate with adults first through body to body contact, movement and facial expressions. Through experience, children learn to use signaling and objects to communicate to more people. Direct, person-to-person interactions are foundational and show that a child understands that communication happens between people. Once these skills are mastered, an electronic device can be introduced to make communication more efficient and effective.