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• 1:00:31 Bioptic Driving – Adult Perspectives & Tennessee Requirements (Panel Discussion) Featured

  Participants: Dr. Joshua Robinson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Arthur Humphrey, Joshua Harper
  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.

  Uploaded Feb 24, 2023 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:45:37 Assessment & Instruction Considerations for Students with Cortical Visual Impairment Featured

  Presented by Suzanne Dinwiddie (TN D-B Project) and Lee Ellen Whitefield (Murfreesboro City Schools) on 2/10/2023
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  

  Uploaded Feb 24, 2023 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 57:50 Preparing Students with Visual Impairments for Postsecondary Education or Employment Featured

  Presented by Dr. Hilary Travers and Christina Muri Irland of Transition Tennessee on 1/24/2023
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  Transition Tennessee recently conducted a statewide study to explore the needs of educators who support transition-aged (14+) youth with visual impairments. The findings and implications of this study will be presented and discussed. Attendees will walk away with newly developed FREE resources to help them support students with VI as they work toward postsecondary education or employment.
  Resources:
  To request the latest VI-specific resources, scholarships, and accommodations documents email Transition Tennessee directly at [email protected]

  Uploaded Feb 24, 2023 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:53:44 Hindsight is 20/20: What We Wish We Knew Sooner & Lessons Learned from Experienced TVIs (Panel Discussion with Q&A) Featured

  Presented by Dr. Karen Blankenship, Nancy Toelle, Mary Ann Siller, and Amy Covington on 10/21/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  In such a unique, sometimes isolating field, TVIs may not realize what they don’t know about working in the profession. In this panel discussion seasoned TVIs shared their experiences, knowledge, and tricks of the trade, passing along their wisdom from one generation of TVIs to another.

  Uploaded Oct 24, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 50:12 Inclusion is Belonging: Promoting Peer Engagement and Relationships for Students with Multiple Disabilities, Including Visual Impairment Featured

  Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Biggs (Vanderbilt University) on 10/4/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Positive peer relationships are important for all students. But, it can be challenging to know how to provide supports that lead to students with disabilities being known, accepted, and befriended by their peers, particularly when students have complex support needs—such as students with multiple disabilities and visual impairment. This session will offer practical, evidence-based strategies to equip educators (e.g., teachers of students with visual impairment, special educators, general educators, paraeducators) to promote inclusion and belonging for students with disabilities in their general education school and classroom communities through peer relationships.
  Shared links:
  * Creating communities of belonging: https://tiescenter.org/topics/peer-engagement/creating-communities-of-belonging-for-students-with-significant-cognitive-disabilities
  * Implementation Guide for Peer Support Arrangements: https://publications.ici.umn.edu/ties/peer-engagement/practice-guides/peer-support-arrangements
  * Implementation Guide for Peer Network Interventions: https://publications.ici.umn.edu/ties/peer-engagement/practice-guides/peer-networks
  

  Uploaded Oct 24, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 58:33 Role of Low Vision Specialist for Students with VI Featured

  Presented by Dr. Joshua Robinson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Vanderbilt Eye Institute) on 9/21/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  Dr. Robinson is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and serves as Director of Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. He will give an overview of the role of a low vision specialist as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting students and young adults with impaired vision. Topics will include the differences between an optometrist, ophthalmologist, and low vision specialist as medical professionals supporting students with visual impairments, as well as opportunities for collaboration between teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) and Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialists, among others.

  Uploaded Sep 21, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)

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