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New CVI CertificationThe University of Massachusetts Boston Vision Studies Program and Perkins School for the Blind announce the cooperative creation of a Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) series of professional development courses for vision professionals.
New DESE InstituteSTEM Education: Supporting the Unique Needs of Students with Visual Impairments in Massachusetts
Instructor: Kate Fraser, TVI, and Science Instructor at Perkins School for the Blind
Dr. Laura Bozeman Receives 2018 NEAER Father Carroll Award
The School for Global Inclusion and Social Development's Dr. Laura Bozeman was named the 2018 Father Carroll Award recipient at the Northeast Regional Association and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired regional conference.
OrCam Launches Next Generation of Artificial Vision
Revolutionary OrCam MyEye 2.0 device empowers people who are blind, partially sighted, and have reading difficulties to achieve increased independence
Course: Technology for Students with a Diagnosis of Co-occurring Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities
This course will assist the participant to understand how technology can provide access to communication and to the curriculum for children who are visually impaired with multiple disabilities including deaf-blindness.
OSEP Eligibility Determinations for Children Suspected of Having a Visual Impairment Including Blindness under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Important memorandum from OSEP on state-level procedures concerning visual impairment (PDF document)