In our present culture, there is often resistance to orientation and mobility specialists (OMS) traveling off campus with students for lessons, as well as concerns the OMS may have due to this resistance. We will take a look at advocating for, planning, and conducting off campus lessons. This will include reviewing resources that justify the need for community lessons and tools for getting everyone on the same page (families, administrators, transportation, etc.). Open captioned and ASL. Advocating for Off Campus O&M is at https://www.livebinders.com/b/1903038 All LiveBinders are at http://bit.ly/LiveBinderOM

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4/4/2023

Join Kim Avila and Kathi Garza on the September 3rd Coffee Hour as they discuss Proactive Advocacy for Back to School. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout.

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9/3/2020

Keynote by disability rights lawyer, Haben Girma on developing and celebrating her identity as an individual who is deafblind. Haben describes how she has grown through connections with the deafblind community and the benefits she discovered in letting friends and co-workers know she is deafblind and prefers tactile communication. 2015 Deafblind Symposium; Austin, Texas. Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), and/or audio recording (mp3).

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1/28/2016

09/10/2015 This webinar is a continuation of last year's series on the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) and focuses on the importance of the ECC for students with visual impairments, its impact on them and their families, and the role that family members can play in addressing the ECC. Presenters Ann Adkins, Jean Robinson, and Edgenie Bellah discuss family partnerships with education, government, and advocacy organizations such as DARS-DBS, DBMAT and TAPVI. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - Partners for Success - DARS DBS - DBMAT - TAPVI Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handouts (zip) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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10/5/2015