Videos
Lightbox Stories & Literacy Programming for Students with Complex Profiles
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Bioptic Driving – Adult Perspectives & Tennessee Requirements (Panel Discussion)
Participants: Dr. Joshua Robinson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Arthur Humphrey, Joshua Harper
Uploaded Feb 24, 2023
Date: 2/23/2024
TN VIVA 2022-2023
Session Description:
This session will present an overview of considerations of bioptic driving for teens and young adults with low vision. Panelists include a low vision specialist and adults with low vision sharing why they decided bioptic driving was or was not a good fit for them. This session is geared towards teens with low vision and their families, as well as TVIs, O&M specialists, VR counselors, and other transition specialists looking for a background knowledge of how to talk about bioptic driving with students and clients. -
1:46:30
Essential Assessments (FVA) Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments and Complex Profiles
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Presented by Suzanne Dinwiddie (TN Deaf-Blind Project) on 2/18/2022
Uploaded Feb 22, 2022
Unity Virtual Academy 2021-2022
Session Description:
Project will share tips and
Hear about strategies that TVIs and O&M specialists can use when conducting functional vision, learning media and expanded core curriculum assessments with students with VI and complex profiles, including students with CVI. -
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Social Emotional Learning & Crisis Support for Visually Impaired Students
Presented by Andrea Word, MSW (TSB) on 9/1/2021
Uploaded Sep 07, 2021
Unity Virtual Academy 2021-2022
Session Description:
This session is designed for TVIs to learn more about SEL (social emotional learning) for students with VI, learn signs of when a student is in a mental health crisis, and discuss appropriate resources in and out of school to support students. -
1:48:17
Essential Vision Assessment: Tips for TVIs in a Virtual World
Presented by Dr. Karen Blankenship (TSB) on 12/4/2020
Uploaded Oct 14, 2021
Unity Virtual Academy 2020-2021
Session Description:
This presentation will talk about the latest resources to conduct functional vision, learning media, and expanded core curriculum assessments on-site or in a virtual world.