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

  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)
• 56:27 Social Emotional Learning & Crisis Support for Visually Impaired Students

  Presented by Andrea Word, MSW (TSB) on 9/1/2021
  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.

  Uploaded Sep 07, 2021 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 51:27 Lightbox Stories & Literacy Programming for Students with Complex Profiles Featured

  Presented by Dr. Adam Wilson on 2/17/2021
  Unity Virtual Academy 2020-2021
  Session Description:
  Looking for ways to integrate literacy and lightboxes? In this session we will take a deep dive into the creation of lightbox stories and digital books, adapted so they are accessible for students with more complex profiles that include VI. We will also look at opportunities for meaningful engagement for learners so they become part of the story!

  Uploaded Oct 14, 2021 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:48:17 Essential Vision Assessment: Tips for TVIs in a Virtual World

  Presented by Dr. Karen Blankenship (TSB) on 12/4/2020
  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.

  Uploaded Oct 14, 2021 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

  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)

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