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Rolling ball tips
by Enrique.Mejia＠blind.state.ia.us 27 May '19

27 May '19

Good morning all. I have heard that the rolling ball cane tips on a straight cane, are better for deaf blind clients as they give more feedback. I have never worked with this or seen this before. Has anyone out there tried it? Is there any logic to this? A client tells me that this is what the Hellen Keller Center is promoting out there. Enrique Mejia, NOMC Rehabilitation Technology Specialist Iowa Department for the Blind 524 4th Street Des Moines IA 50309 Email: enrique.mejia at blind.state.ia.us<mailto:enrique.mejia at blind.state.ia.us> Phone: 515-443-3038 Visit us: www.blind.iowa.gov<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.blind.iowa.gov&c=E,…> "A proud partner in the American Job Center network" This electronic communication (including any attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510 - 2521, is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individuals or entities to whom the email is addressed. If you receive this email in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or storing of the email or its attachments is prohibited. Notify me immediately of the error by return email, and delete this message from your system.

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Webinars
by conchita.hernandez＠maryland.gov 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hello all, I wanted to make you all aware of our last webinars for the school year. We will continue our series in the fall. If you are interested in a specific topic or you would want to present on a specific topic, please email me. May 28, 3pm EST, No Limits: Literacy, Information Access, and Mobility, Keys to the Future for Blind Students. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/3b1476ba1e68f87dd746f627e8486654 May 30, 3pm EST, Robotics and coding. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/477517405a3bf25cd746f627e8486654 June 3, 3pm EST, UEB Overview. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/98ae5a24c9bb3736c5b9141539e44ee6 June 4, 3pm EST, Quality Assessments - LMAs and FVAs. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fcab9d10a9a0863466858a512be5123a June 5, 3pm, EST, Charge Syndrome. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/65199833ffb53afcdc2040ba88984b7b June 12, 4pm, EST, CVI part 3. The CVI Communication Matrix. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/1722b7bf6cc43723d746f627e8486654 Please remember: ? All webinars are recorded and uploaded to the MSB YouTube channel. Feel free to subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCaTTXax5a1I42lz9CTQj7Q ? If you cannot make the date, you can still register for the course as you will receive an email as soon as it is posted with a link ? If anyone needs help with registration please feel free to reach out to me as for some reason the captcha works with screen readers sometimes. -- Conchita Hernandez Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision) Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0812 office 410-333-8165 fax conchita.hernandez at maryland.gov Click here <http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&Su…> to complete a three question customer experience survey.

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Webinar
by conchita.hernandez＠maryland.gov 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hello, I wanted to make you all aware of the following webinar. Title: No Limits: Literacy, Information Access, and Mobility, Keys to the Future for Blind Students Date: May 28, 3 pm EST Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/3b1476ba1e68f87dd746f627e8486654 Description: Presentation will reference laws and parents? rights as well as stressing the unique needs of blind students for literacy, information access and mobility. Sharon Maneki will be presenting. Sharon is the Director of Legislation and Advocacy for the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland. Please remember: ? All webinars are recorded and uploaded to the MSB YouTube channel. Feel free to subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCaTTXax5a1I42lz9CTQj7Q ? If you cannot make the date, you can still register for the course as you will receive an email as soon as it is posted with a link ? If anyone needs help with registration please feel free to reach out to me as for some reason the captch works with screen readers sometimes. -- Conchita Hernandez Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision) Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0812 office 410-333-8165 fax conchita.hernandez at maryland.gov Click here <http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&Su…> to complete a three question customer experience survey.

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Topics for this year's Rehabilitation Conference
by msjenniferkennedy＠gmail.com 19 May '19

19 May '19

Good morning, I do hope many of you are planning to attend this year's NBPCB conference on July 6th in Las Vegas. I am chairing the seminar this year and am looking for suggestions on speakers and break-out sessions you would like to see covered. Please reach out to me at msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com <mailto:msjenniferkennedy at gmail.com> with these suggestions, including if you have someone in mind as the presenter. Best, Jennifer Kennedy

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Webinars next week
by conchita.hernandez＠maryland.gov 17 May '19

17 May '19

Hello all, I wanted to make you aware of webinars next week you can join. Monday May 20, 3 pm EST -Braille Literacy Live with Diane Wormsley (creater of braille reading system I-Am-Able). Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/a750c882d1ca5e2c34538d7d4481ef37 Tuesday May 21, 3 pm EST -Beginning Switch Access & the iPad (This is especially great for students with multiple disabilities). Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/d530efb962061805c5b9141539e44ee6 Thursday May 23, 3pm EST -Using BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) with Your Students. Register Here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/bfb023c1c466a634dc2040ba88984b7b Please remember: ? All webinars are recorded and uploaded to the MSB YouTube channel. Feel free to subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCaTTXax5a1I42lz9CTQj7Q ? If you cannot make the date, you can still register for the course as you will receive an email as soon as it is posted with a link ? If anyone needs help with registration please feel free to reach out to me as for some reason the captch works with screen readers sometimes. -- Conchita Hernandez Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision) Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0812 office 410-333-8165 fax conchita.hernandez at maryland.gov Click here <http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&Su…> to complete a three question customer experience survey.

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Question about IEP Goals
by PRESIDENT＠alumni.ecu.edu 16 May '19

16 May '19

Aloha Colleagues, I write to ask for you all to give me a little feedback on an IEP goal that I see for a student who is about 5 years old. It seems odd to me. One of the O&M goals says: When given a tactile map, Jane Doe will use the map to complete 10 campus route with 90% accuracy 3 of 4 opportunities. The 90 percent accuracy thing rubs me the wrong way, but I'm particularly unsure about whether someone should be training a young child to try to read a tactile map and implement it when this student is still working on basic cane technique. I don't really ever teach people to use tactile maps, especially not to give them a map and expect them to follow it like it's one of the treasure maps that my friends and I used to make for each other at recess when I was that age. What do you guys think about this? Mahalo, Justin Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii Phone: 808.797.8606 Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." Cesar Chavez

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FW: Calling All Job Readiness Trainers
by jeff.altman＠nebraska.gov 14 May '19

14 May '19

From: Buresh, Shane <shane.buresh at nebraska.gov> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:13 PM To: NCBVI Everyone <NCBVI.Everyone at nebraska.gov> Subject: Calling All Job Readiness Trainers Greetings Everyone, I am writing to everyone in the hopes that through collectiveness I might solve my lack of job readiness trainers for WAGES. Over the past week I have had three job readiness trainers whom I thought were on board back out and so, now with less than three weeks to go things are heading toward desperate. I need three and possibly four job readiness trainers ASAP. I will outline briefly what I am looking for. I should point out that at least two of the folks I am seeking must be sighted which has made it a bit tougher. The first of these is that I have a job arranged for a student who will be working outdoors for a small business lawn service company. Since the job sites always change, I need a job readiness trainer to pick him up each morning at the dorm and provide transportation to the ever changing job sites. This person must also then spend the day with him and drive him whenever they change locations and help oversee that he stays on task. They will then drive him back to the dorm each evening. A second is that as many of you know, we have for a long time had a job placement at Lancaster County Records. The job involves scanning in documents and turning them into digital copies. There is also part of each day spent shredding documents as well. Lancaster county has always required that someone oversee the scanning process. Therefore, this job readiness trainer must be sighted as well. I also need someone to do some job readiness training with a student who will be working at the information desk in the capitol building. Finally, I may need a job readiness trainer to accompany a student out to Pawnee lake each day and oversee him as he does maintenance and trash pickup. These jobs would all be from June 3 through July 12 and many of them are near 40 hours per week. If anyone knows of individuals who might be able to successfully fill these positions, please have them reach out to me at this email address or by phone at 402-419-4186. Thanks to everyone for your assistance. Shane Shane Buresh, Transition Coordinator, NCUEB Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired 4600 Valley Road, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68510 Mobile (402) 419-4186 Fax (402) 471-3009 Toll Free 1-877-809-2419 "Every generation of Americans needs to know that freedom exists not to do what you like, but having the right to do what you ought." - Jim Caviezel Empowering blind individuals, Promoting opportunities and Building belief in the blind

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Job Posting - Rehabilitation Technology Specialist
by ebell＠pdrib.com 14 May '19

14 May '19

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser <https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/244da37> here <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/IACIO/2017/02/1217…> Rehabilitation Technology Specialist Location: Des Moines, Iowa Salary Minimum: $52,478.40 Salary Maximum: $81,369.60 Post Close Date: June 10, 2019 Job Description: This is a courtesy posting for a non-merit position. Please follow instructions in the ?To Apply? section for directions on how to apply for this position. The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking applicants for a position that will promote IDB?s mission, vision and values through providing access technology training to vocational rehabilitation clients including transition age youth. Duties and responsibilities to include the following: * Travel statewide to provide individualized and group training to Vocational Rehabilitation clients, including transition-age youth, in the use of nonvisual access and mainstream technologies. Monitor client progress during such training, produce written reports and case notes for client files, and provide prompt notification to counselors and/or rehabilitation teachers concerning client progress and impediments to client success. * Collaborate with Individualized Education Program teams across the state to provide appropriate Pre-Employment Transition Services to high school students. Assess the skill level of the students and assist in developing training plans to help students meet their immediate and long-term goals. Recommend and assist with the provision of accommodations as appropriate. Arrange for the loan of technology to students and provide training as needed. Serve as a resource to parents, teachers and paraprofessionals as requested. * Complete worksite assessments and provide workplace support to clients, including transition-age youth during work-based learning experiences, to support the clients in successful employment. Gather data about a client's work site and the technology that the client will use on the job, and determine what is needed to integrate non visual access technology with technologies used at the work site. Research possible solutions to problems involved with integrating non visual access technology into the work site. Develop, test, and implement scripts to improve the use of screen access technology with programs used at the work site. Install, test, and configure hardware and software to facilitate operation with speech, refreshable braille, and/or screen enlargement systems. Obtain and review quotes for computers and nonvisual access technology to be used at a work site. Provide on-site training and telephone assistance to employers and clients regarding non visual access technology used at the work site. Troubleshoot technical problems at client work-sites involving the integration of nonvisual access technology with other programs, determine what configuration changes, repairs, and/or upgrades may be necessary, and facilitate efforts to implement needed hardware/software acquisitions or configuration changes. Produce written reports and case notes to document the work performed. * Design, validate, and implement skills assessments and training curricula to determine a client's ability to use technology and teach all necessary technology skills. Develop and/or modify technology skills assessments to ensure the most accurate results. Based on these assessments, produce written and verbal reports concerning a client's ability to use technology (with or without non visual access software/hardware), the client's need for specialized training, and the configuration of any equipment that the client might require. Develop, maintain and evaluate curricula for effectively teaching nonvisual technology skills using the structured discovery methodology. * Provide technology training to independent living teachers in areas such as iOS, Android, Dolphin Guide, built-in computer accessibility features and basic screen reader usage and serve as a resource to them as they provide technology training to independent living clients. When requested, provide group training to independent living clients such as through community based trainings. * Provide technical assistance and product support to blind or low vision persons using mainstream software with nonvisual access technology. Maintain records and generate reports related to problems encountered or solved and inquiries received. To the maximum extent possible, direct blind or low vision persons to appropriate sources of technical assistance to foster long term independence of these individuals in the area of technology. * Maintain lists of nonvisual access technology products and their vendors for blind and low vision technology users. Upon request, provide product information to consumers, family members, employers, IDB staff, and other individuals/organizations. Conduct presentations around the state on nonvisual access technology and its integration with mainstream computer programs (for example, nonvisual accessibility to the World Wide Web). Monitor trends and developments with regard to screen access software/hardware, refreshable Braille displays, screen enlargement software and hardware, personal digital assistants for the blind, and optical character recognition systems. Monitor trends and developments in mainstream information technology. Make recommendations concerning the use of these technologies to counselors, teachers, clients, other IDB staff, and other individuals/organizations. Essential functions of this position: * Communicate effectively in person, on the phone, and in writing with clients, counselors, and the public using proper English grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. * Communicate technical information in a manner understandable to nontechnical individuals. * Travel regularly to clients? worksites, schools and homes. * Utilize and teach others to use technology including smartphones, tablets and computers non-visually without the need for any visual information. * Research and teach oneself to use new and updated technology; locating training resources as appropriate. * Read and write contracted braille accurately in order to provide training on the use of braille notetakers, braille displays and other braille-related technology. * Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of non-visual access technologies-including screen access software, screen enlargement technology, refreshable braille displays, braille embossers, tablets, smart phones, and video magnifiers-and make sound recommendations about which technologies should be used for specific situations and under what circumstances. * Teach individuals and/or groups how to use specific technologies, and vary the teaching method depending on the learning style that works best for each student. * Experience teaching blindness skills preferred. It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment. For further information, contact Helen Stevens, 515-829-7411 or helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us> To Apply: <https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/2423274/rehabilitation-tec…> Rehabilitation Technology Specialist Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services ? Human Resources Enterprise. Persons who wish to be considered for this position must submit a resume and letter of application to: Helen Stevens Education and Training Director Iowa Department for the Blind 524 4th Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us> helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/IACIO/2017/02/1217…> Phone: 515-281-1333 E-mail: <mailto:information at blind.state.ia.us> information at blind.state.ia.us Iowa Department for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 Stay Connected with the Iowa Department for the Blind: <https://www.facebook.com/idbonline/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> <https://twitter.com/idbonline?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> <https://blind.iowa.gov/newsroom/blogs?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelive…> <https://www.youtube.com/user/IDBonline?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdeliv…> <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/subscriber/topics?qsp=IACIO_30> Manage Subscriptions <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/subscriber/edit?preferences=t…> Help <https://subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com/> <https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/244da37?reqfrom=sh…> Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould From: Janice Eggers <Janice.Eggers at blind.state.ia.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 8:51 AM Subject: Courtesy Copy: Job Posting - Rehabilitation Technology Specialist _____ Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser <https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/244da37> here Rehabilitation Technology Specialist Location: Des Moines, Iowa Salary Minimum: $52,478.40 Salary Maximum: $81,369.60 Post Close Date: June 10, 2019 Job Description: This is a courtesy posting for a non-merit position. Please follow instructions in the ?To Apply? section for directions on how to apply for this position. The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking applicants for a position that will promote IDB?s mission, vision and values through providing access technology training to vocational rehabilitation clients including transition age youth. Duties and responsibilities to include the following: * Travel statewide to provide individualized and group training to Vocational Rehabilitation clients, including transition-age youth, in the use of nonvisual access and mainstream technologies. Monitor client progress during such training, produce written reports and case notes for client files, and provide prompt notification to counselors and/or rehabilitation teachers concerning client progress and impediments to client success. * Collaborate with Individualized Education Program teams across the state to provide appropriate Pre-Employment Transition Services to high school students. Assess the skill level of the students and assist in developing training plans to help students meet their immediate and long-term goals. Recommend and assist with the provision of accommodations as appropriate. Arrange for the loan of technology to students and provide training as needed. Serve as a resource to parents, teachers and paraprofessionals as requested. * Complete worksite assessments and provide workplace support to clients, including transition-age youth during work-based learning experiences, to support the clients in successful employment. Gather data about a client's work site and the technology that the client will use on the job, and determine what is needed to integrate non visual access technology with technologies used at the work site. Research possible solutions to problems involved with integrating non visual access technology into the work site. Develop, test, and implement scripts to improve the use of screen access technology with programs used at the work site. Install, test, and configure hardware and software to facilitate operation with speech, refreshable braille, and/or screen enlargement systems. Obtain and review quotes for computers and nonvisual access technology to be used at a work site. Provide on-site training and telephone assistance to employers and clients regarding non visual access technology used at the work site. Troubleshoot technical problems at client work-sites involving the integration of nonvisual access technology with other programs, determine what configuration changes, repairs, and/or upgrades may be necessary, and facilitate efforts to implement needed hardware/software acquisitions or configuration changes. Produce written reports and case notes to document the work performed. * Design, validate, and implement skills assessments and training curricula to determine a client's ability to use technology and teach all necessary technology skills. Develop and/or modify technology skills assessments to ensure the most accurate results. Based on these assessments, produce written and verbal reports concerning a client's ability to use technology (with or without non visual access software/hardware), the client's need for specialized training, and the configuration of any equipment that the client might require. Develop, maintain and evaluate curricula for effectively teaching nonvisual technology skills using the structured discovery methodology. * Provide technology training to independent living teachers in areas such as iOS, Android, Dolphin Guide, built-in computer accessibility features and basic screen reader usage and serve as a resource to them as they provide technology training to independent living clients. When requested, provide group training to independent living clients such as through community based trainings. * Provide technical assistance and product support to blind or low vision persons using mainstream software with nonvisual access technology. Maintain records and generate reports related to problems encountered or solved and inquiries received. To the maximum extent possible, direct blind or low vision persons to appropriate sources of technical assistance to foster long term independence of these individuals in the area of technology. * Maintain lists of nonvisual access technology products and their vendors for blind and low vision technology users. Upon request, provide product information to consumers, family members, employers, IDB staff, and other individuals/organizations. Conduct presentations around the state on nonvisual access technology and its integration with mainstream computer programs (for example, nonvisual accessibility to the World Wide Web). Monitor trends and developments with regard to screen access software/hardware, refreshable Braille displays, screen enlargement software and hardware, personal digital assistants for the blind, and optical character recognition systems. Monitor trends and developments in mainstream information technology. Make recommendations concerning the use of these technologies to counselors, teachers, clients, other IDB staff, and other individuals/organizations. Essential functions of this position: * Communicate effectively in person, on the phone, and in writing with clients, counselors, and the public using proper English grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. * Communicate technical information in a manner understandable to nontechnical individuals. * Travel regularly to clients? worksites, schools and homes. * Utilize and teach others to use technology including smartphones, tablets and computers non-visually without the need for any visual information. * Research and teach oneself to use new and updated technology; locating training resources as appropriate. * Read and write contracted braille accurately in order to provide training on the use of braille notetakers, braille displays and other braille-related technology. * Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of non-visual access technologies-including screen access software, screen enlargement technology, refreshable braille displays, braille embossers, tablets, smart phones, and video magnifiers-and make sound recommendations about which technologies should be used for specific situations and under what circumstances. * Teach individuals and/or groups how to use specific technologies, and vary the teaching method depending on the learning style that works best for each student. * Experience teaching blindness skills preferred. It is the policy of the Department for the Blind to conduct background checks on all finalist candidates prior to any offer of employment. For further information, contact Helen Stevens, 515-829-7411 or helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us> To Apply: <https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/2423274/rehabilitation-tec…> Rehabilitation Technology Specialist Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services ? Human Resources Enterprise. Persons who wish to be considered for this position must submit a resume and letter of application to: Helen Stevens Education and Training Director Iowa Department for the Blind 524 4th Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 <mailto:helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us> helen.stevens at blind.state.ia.us Phone: 515-281-1333 E-mail: <mailto:information at blind.state.ia.us> information at blind.state.ia.us Iowa Department for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 Stay Connected with the Iowa Department for the Blind: <https://www.facebook.com/idbonline/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> <https://twitter.com/idbonline?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> <https://blind.iowa.gov/newsroom/blogs?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelive…> <https://www.youtube.com/user/IDBonline?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdeliv…> <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/subscriber/topics?qsp=IACIO_30> Manage Subscriptions <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/subscriber/edit?preferences=t…> Help <https://subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com/> <https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/244da37?reqfrom=sh…>

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Webinar quality assessments
by conchita.hernandez＠maryland.gov 09 May '19

09 May '19

Check out our webinar on quality assessments Title: Quality Assessments - LMAs and FVAs June 4, 3 pm EST Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fcab9d10a9a0863466858a512be5123a This webinar will provide an overview of what Maryland law states regarding the need for a Learning Media Assessment (LMA) and Functional Vision Assessment (FVA) for a student who is blind or visually impaired. Participants will know the basic components of a LMA and FVA, and know how the LMA can influence decision regarding literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired. The webinar is one hour with 45 minutes of information and 15 minutes for questions. Michelle Horseman is the Education and Vision Assessor at The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB). Prior to assuming this role in 2013 she worked as a preschool classroom teacher at MSB and spent a year as an itinerant TVI. She is also the current president for the DC/MD AER Chapter. Michelle is passionate about quality assessments for students who are blind or visually impaired as they provide a wealth of information that guides their course instruction and appropriate accommodations. Check out our other webinars here: https://sites.google.com/view/tviportalmaryland/pd-opportunities -- Conchita Hernandez Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision) Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0812 office 410-333-8165 fax conchita.hernandez at maryland.gov Click here <http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&Su…> to complete a three question customer experience survey.

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Webinar NFB Jernigan Institute
by conchita.hernandez＠maryland.gov 02 May '19

02 May '19

Join us to learn more about NFB Jernigan Institute Programs When: May 7, 4 pm EST Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/117c532034befef1dc2040ba88984b7b NFB Jernigan Institute Programs Description The Jernigan Institute is the headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind, where many projects and programs are developed, implemented, and replicated across the country to assist blind and low vision individuals live the lives they want. The NFB Jernigan Institute offers services, technology, products and programs that are available to Marylanders and also nationwide. Learn which programs and services your students and you can access through the Jernigan Institute. Anil Lewis is the Executive Director of Blindness Initiatives. Anil holds a master?s degree in public administration and has been in the field of blindness for many years. He leads a dynamic team of individuals responsible for the creation, development, implementation, and replication of innovative projects and programs throughout a nationwide network of affiliates that work to positively affect the education, employment, and quality of life of all blind people. During the webinar, he will share information about the various projects and programs of the NFB and answer questions. -- Conchita Hernandez Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision) Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 410-767-0812 office 410-333-8165 fax conchita.hernandez at maryland.gov Click here <http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&Su…> to complete a three question customer experience survey.

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